Judy Guenther wrote:
>
> Mike Brown <mike@tkg.ca> wrote in message news:<3EF9191D.4A266C98@tkg.ca>...
> > Judy Guenther wrote:
> > >
> > > Compaq ML570 Server w/4GB Ram, 6-32GB SCSI Hard Drives, Smart-Array
> > > 5304/128 Controller
> > >
> > > During inital install SCO installs correctly, but during first boot
> > > receives the following: PANIC: srmountfun - error 6 mounting rootdev
> > > hd(1/42). This occurs each time regardless of which controller the
> > > hard drives are attached. What has been determined is that after
> > > system install and during inital boot of O/S if the defbootstr is
> > > entered at the boot prompt and you quit and don't actually load the
> > > btld then the system boots correctly and does so from then on. I know
> > > that the kernel is not re-generated at this time, but is there a
> > > timing issue or possibly something wrong with my hardware?
> >
> > Has the 5304 controller been set as the 1st controller in the BIOS ( RBSU )?
> >
> > Are you loading the EFS5.58 BTLD at boot time with the string
> >
> > defbootstr disable=ciss link=ciss hd=Sdsk Sdsk=ciss(0,0,0,0) Srom=wd(0,0,0)
> >
> > I have not loaded a ML570 recently, but the 5304 works in 350/370/530 with
> > 5.0.6.
> >
> > Mike
>
> It is set as the first controller in the BIOS. RBSU does not apply,
> the server is ML570 G1.
>
> The boot string we were using is:
> defbootstr link=ciss hd=Sdsk Sdsk=ciss(0,0,0,0) Srom=wd(0,0,0)

That looks okay. Check in the BIOS under PCI interrupts, and try to set them
up so the 5304 does not share its interrupt with any other card.

I have had some problems a while ago with card slots, is the controller in
a 64bit/66Mhz slot?

Mike

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