SUMMARY: UltraSPARC-IIi 1065MHz

From: Frode Stromsvag (stroemf@readgroup.com)
Date: Wed Jun 28 2000 - 03:53:21 CDT


 
 Thanks to
         Martin Oksnevad <martin@stavanger.geoquest.slb.com>
         mike.salehi@kodak.com
         
 Martin suggested to flash upgrade the prom. I did not try
 that. Instead (as suggested by Mike) I've returned the
 computer to my vendor for replacement. All the unstableness
 (weird banner messages/hangs/crashes) indicates a
 hardware related problem.
 
 I will re-summarize if I have more info for you......
 
 Original question:
 
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> An Ultra 10 (440 MHz) showing odd behaviour. It has just benn
> running for a few days when it started being unstable. What
> first happened was that it hanged. No response on keyboard
> or mouse events (even StopA did not work). I powercycled it
> an up comes this banner on the console
>
> CPU > 480MHz assuming 480MHz
>
> SPARCengine(tm)Ultra(tm) AXi (UltraSPARC-IIi 1065MHz), Sun Keyboard
> OpenBoot 3.10.10 ME, 512 MB memory installed, Serial #13741230
> Ethernet address 8:0:20:d1:ac:ae, Host ID: 80d1acae.
>
> In spite of this funny behaviour it booted up alright. After a short
> while it crashes with this on the console
>
> panic[cpu0]/thread=40003e60:
> simba1: PBM generated system error.
> simba-1: received target-abort.
>
> simba0: PBM generated system error.
> simba-0: received target abort
>
> pci0: PCI SERRpci0: PBM detected parity error.
> pci-0: generated Target Abort.
>
> Fast Data Access <<I <oss
> ok
>
> This behaviour is not stable. Some times it (after powercycle) it
> boots up in the normal 440MHz "mode". I've got several
> hangs after this where only things to do is to power cycle.
>
> I have run sunvts on CPU, memory, harddisk (32 rounds) without any
> failure reported.
>
> I expect a hardward problem. Any ideas?
> --------------------------------------------------------------

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