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Title:Alpha Developer Support
Notice:[email protected], 800-332-4786
Moderator:HYDRA::SYSTEM
Created:Mon Jun 06 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3722
Total number of notes:11359

3541.0. "EASI Engineering" by HYDRA::AXPDEVELOPER (Alpha Developer support) Thu Apr 24 1997 17:42

    Company Name :  EASI Engineering
    Contact Name :  Sriram
    Phone        :  810-801-4800x1232
    Fax          :  
    Email        :  [email protected]
    Date/Time in :  24-APR-1997 16:41:33
    Entered by   :  Geritt Saylor
    SPE center   :  MRO

    Category     :  Unix
    OS Version   :  v4.0b
    System H/W   :  3000/400 & 500


    Brief Description of Problem:
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He's upgrading his systems to v4.0b and he needs to find out where
the drivers are for the PMAG-E and PMAG-DA cards.  He's getting a
message that he needs to install these by hand.

Gerrit

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3541.1HYDRA::AXPDEVELOPERAlpha Developer supportThu Apr 24 1997 18:1319
Sriram:

You should be able to find all the graphics drivers on the Unix distribution
disk.  When you see the message that the drivers need to be installed
manually this probably refers to the fact that you need to install the
Open3D layered product kit manually.  This should be found on the
layered products CD.  All needed drivers should be installed along
with the kit.

If you are still encountering problems please give us a call back.

Additionally, I tried to give you a call back at 810-801-4800 x1232 and
I received a message that the number was invalid.  Please check to make
sure I took it down correctly.

Thanks,

Gerrit Saylor
Alpha Developer Support
3541.2HYDRA::AXPDEVELOPERAlpha Developer supportFri May 02 1997 18:0174
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From: Sriram Gogineni <[email protected]>
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To: [email protected]
Subject: Installation Problems with Digital Unix 4.0B regarding

Hi, Gerrit Saylor:
I have loaded the OPEN3D software and still no luck with the installation. I
think the problem is with the graphics driver. I am providing you with some
details
of the system

>>>show dev
BOOT DEV         ADDR     DEVTYPE     NUMBYTES   RM/FX    WP  DEVNAM     REV
 ESA0            08-00-2B-2F-F2-28  , TENBT
 DKA200          A/2/0    DISK        1.05GB       FX         RZ26      392A
 DKA300          A/3/0    DISK        1.07GB       FX         DSP3107LS X441
 DKA400          A/4/0    RODISK    656.58MB       RM     WP  RRD42     4.5d
 ..HOSTID..      A/7      INITR
 MKB600          B/6/0    TAPE                     RM         TLZ06     0435
 ..HOSTID..      B/7      INITR

>>>show conf
   DEC 3000 - M500
   Digital Equipment Corporation VPP PAL V5.56-82000101/OSF PAL V1.45-82000201 -
   Built on 25-SEP-1996   09:33:52.72

 TCINFO          DEVNAM                DEVSTAT
                    CPU                Ok KN15-AA-V6.9-S87A-I212-SV1.0-DECchip
                                          21064 P3.0
                    OSC                150 MHz
                   ASIC                Ok
                    MEM                Ok
   8
                    CXT                Ok
   7
                    NVR                Ok
                    SCC                Ok
                     NI                Ok
                   ISDN                Ok
   6
                   SCSI                Ok
 0-PMAG-DA          TC0

I have checked for the drivers in the asociated products cd-rom's(Vol. 1&2) and
also the software suset cd-rom's(Vol 1-4). The message I am getting during
bootup is "MODULE PMAG-DA not in tc_option data table, can't configure it". Then
at the end of booting sequence completion " This system requires a driver for its
graphic card", "Specify the location of the driver or press<RETURN> to cancel",
after pressing return, Your system will run with the generic graphics driver,
press return to continue".

I would appreciate it If you can provide some guidelines or hints as to what to
do?. If I revert back to OSF v3.0, I have no problems. I couldn't figure out
where the graphics driver is located and how to extract it in the present
situation with DIGITAL UNIX 4.0B.

My Phone# is (810)901-4800 x1232.

thanks,
Sriram Gogineni
5/2/97
3541.3HYDRA::AXPDEVELOPERAlpha Developer supportFri May 02 1997 18:0325
To:[email protected]
cc:saylor
Subject:Installation Problems with Digital Unix 4.0B regarding
--------
Well, with the additional information you provided, I was able
to clear this up fairly quickly.

From the Open3D group here at Digital:

    The PMAG-DA (aka PXG) is not supported by Digital UNIX V4.0 (and there
    is no version of Open3D that would fix that). Retirement of the
    support was announced long ago (two years ?).

    Release Notes for Digital UNIX V3.2C (dated July 1995) page 8-4
    announces the discontinuation of support for the card.

    The other Turbochannel graphics cards are still supported in V4.0, so
    any of them would work as a replacement:  HX, TX, ZLX-E*, ZLX-L*, ZLX-M*.


If we can provide any more help, please contact us.


Gerrit Saylor
Alpha Developer Support