installation of qnx 6 (patch A)

QNX Newsgroups (Archives) qdn.public.qnxrtp.installation
#1

I got a lot further this time.

It seemed to install the software ok, but on reboot, it gave me the
following messages.


Range check failed (IO) - Dev 701 - Vend 1179 - Class 78000 - Addr ffc0 -
Size 2
Range check failed (MEM) - Dev 35 - Vend 1035 - Class c0310 - Addr
f7fff000 - Size 1000
Alloc failed f7fff000 - Size 1000
Range check failed (MEM) - Dev 406 - Vend 1179 - Class 40000 - Addr
f7ffef00 - Size 100
Alloc failed f7ffef00 - Size 100
Detected EIDE. Scanning for devices
This can take up to 30 seconds …
…/diskroot file for root not found on any filesystem.
Starting with safe mode
Unable to start devc-con



Dead in the water…

I tried putting the qnx partition closer to 0 and it made absolutely no
difference.

So close and yet so far…


-----Original Message-----
From: Iain Stubbs [mailto:iain@thinkstormer.com]
Sent: Sunday, 21 January 2001 10:59
To: Iain Stubbs
Subject: Fwd: New Patch




---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Subject: New Patch
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 17:13:58 -0500 (est)
From: “Erick Muis” <emuis@qnx.com>


Hi Iain,

Have you been able to try the new version of the RTP on your
laptop yet? Please let me know if you have and if it has
worked or not for you.

Take care!

Erick.

#2

Whoops!!

altboot works perfectly – excuse the early post.



Iain


“Iain Stubbs” <iain.stubbs@ot.com.au> wrote in message
news:94i60a$rd0$1@inn.qnx.com…

I got a lot further this time.

It seemed to install the software ok, but on reboot, it gave me the
following messages.


Range check failed (IO) - Dev 701 - Vend 1179 - Class 78000 - Addr ffc0 -
Size 2
Range check failed (MEM) - Dev 35 - Vend 1035 - Class c0310 - Addr
f7fff000 - Size 1000
Alloc failed f7fff000 - Size 1000
Range check failed (MEM) - Dev 406 - Vend 1179 - Class 40000 - Addr
f7ffef00 - Size 100
Alloc failed f7ffef00 - Size 100
Detected EIDE. Scanning for devices
This can take up to 30 seconds …
./diskroot file for root not found on any filesystem.
Starting with safe mode
Unable to start devc-con



Dead in the water…

I tried putting the qnx partition closer to 0 and it made absolutely no
difference.

So close and yet so far…


-----Original Message-----
From: Iain Stubbs [mailto:> iain@thinkstormer.com> ]
Sent: Sunday, 21 January 2001 10:59
To: Iain Stubbs
Subject: Fwd: New Patch




---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Subject: New Patch
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 17:13:58 -0500 (est)
From: “Erick Muis” <> emuis@qnx.com


Hi Iain,

Have you been able to try the new version of the RTP on your
laptop yet? Please let me know if you have and if it has
worked or not for you.

Take care!

Erick.

#3

I believe /.boot is using dma for hard disk to memory transfers and
/.altboot is not.

Previously, Iain Stubbs wrote in qdn.public.qnxrtp.installation:

Whoops!!

altboot works perfectly – excuse the early post.



Iain


“Iain Stubbs” <> iain.stubbs@ot.com.au> > wrote in message
news:94i60a$rd0$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …
I got a lot further this time.

It seemed to install the software ok, but on reboot, it gave me the
following messages.


Range check failed (IO) - Dev 701 - Vend 1179 - Class 78000 - Addr ffc0 -
Size 2
Range check failed (MEM) - Dev 35 - Vend 1035 - Class c0310 - Addr
f7fff000 - Size 1000
Alloc failed f7fff000 - Size 1000
Range check failed (MEM) - Dev 406 - Vend 1179 - Class 40000 - Addr
f7ffef00 - Size 100
Alloc failed f7ffef00 - Size 100
Detected EIDE. Scanning for devices
This can take up to 30 seconds …
./diskroot file for root not found on any filesystem.
Starting with safe mode
Unable to start devc-con



Dead in the water…

I tried putting the qnx partition closer to 0 and it made absolutely no
difference.

So close and yet so far…


-----Original Message-----
From: Iain Stubbs [mailto:> iain@thinkstormer.com> ]
Sent: Sunday, 21 January 2001 10:59
To: Iain Stubbs
Subject: Fwd: New Patch




---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Subject: New Patch
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 17:13:58 -0500 (est)
From: “Erick Muis” <> emuis@qnx.com


Hi Iain,

Have you been able to try the new version of the RTP on your
laptop yet? Please let me know if you have and if it has
worked or not for you.

Take care!

Erick.



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#4

I decided to reinstall to give myself a bigger partition, and by hook or by
crook, I cannot get into qnx again, and the original messages at the bottom
persist.

I can look at the filesystem - and there is a zero-byte .diskroot


Iain

Any thoughts…
“Chris Foran” <cforan@qnx.com> wrote in message
news:Voyager.010122161812.1818L@funnel.qnx.com…

I believe /.boot is using dma for hard disk to memory transfers and
/.altboot is not.

Previously, Iain Stubbs wrote in qdn.public.qnxrtp.installation:
Whoops!!

altboot works perfectly – excuse the early post.



Iain


“Iain Stubbs” <> iain.stubbs@ot.com.au> > wrote in message
news:94i60a$rd0$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …
I got a lot further this time.

It seemed to install the software ok, but on reboot, it gave me the
following messages.


Range check failed (IO) - Dev 701 - Vend 1179 - Class 78000 - Addr
ffc0 -
Size 2
Range check failed (MEM) - Dev 35 - Vend 1035 - Class c0310 - Addr
f7fff000 - Size 1000
Alloc failed f7fff000 - Size 1000
Range check failed (MEM) - Dev 406 - Vend 1179 - Class 40000 - Addr
f7ffef00 - Size 100
Alloc failed f7ffef00 - Size 100
Detected EIDE. Scanning for devices
This can take up to 30 seconds …
./diskroot file for root not found on any filesystem.
Starting with safe mode
Unable to start devc-con



Dead in the water…

I tried putting the qnx partition closer to 0 and it made absolutely
no
difference.

So close and yet so far…


-----Original Message-----
From: Iain Stubbs [mailto:> iain@thinkstormer.com> ]
Sent: Sunday, 21 January 2001 10:59
To: Iain Stubbs
Subject: Fwd: New Patch




---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Subject: New Patch
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 17:13:58 -0500 (est)
From: “Erick Muis” <> emuis@qnx.com


Hi Iain,

Have you been able to try the new version of the RTP on your
laptop yet? Please let me know if you have and if it has
worked or not for you.

Take care!

Erick.




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#5

OK, now I really do have it.

I need to select enumerator disables, to boot up.

If I do that, and disable checking other drivers other than EIDE I can boot
very successfully.


Iain


“Iain Stubbs” <iain.stubbs@ot.com.au> wrote in message
news:94idb0$2om$1@inn.qnx.com…

I decided to reinstall to give myself a bigger partition, and by hook or
by
crook, I cannot get into qnx again, and the original messages at the
bottom
persist.

I can look at the filesystem - and there is a zero-byte .diskroot


Iain

Any thoughts…
“Chris Foran” <> cforan@qnx.com> > wrote in message
news:> Voyager.010122161812.1818L@funnel.qnx.com> …
I believe /.boot is using dma for hard disk to memory transfers and
/.altboot is not.

Previously, Iain Stubbs wrote in qdn.public.qnxrtp.installation:
Whoops!!

altboot works perfectly – excuse the early post.



Iain


“Iain Stubbs” <> iain.stubbs@ot.com.au> > wrote in message
news:94i60a$rd0$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …
I got a lot further this time.

It seemed to install the software ok, but on reboot, it gave me the
following messages.


Range check failed (IO) - Dev 701 - Vend 1179 - Class 78000 - Addr
ffc0 -
Size 2
Range check failed (MEM) - Dev 35 - Vend 1035 - Class c0310 - Addr
f7fff000 - Size 1000
Alloc failed f7fff000 - Size 1000
Range check failed (MEM) - Dev 406 - Vend 1179 - Class 40000 - Addr
f7ffef00 - Size 100
Alloc failed f7ffef00 - Size 100
Detected EIDE. Scanning for devices
This can take up to 30 seconds …
./diskroot file for root not found on any filesystem.
Starting with safe mode
Unable to start devc-con



Dead in the water…

I tried putting the qnx partition closer to 0 and it made absolutely
no
difference.

So close and yet so far…


-----Original Message-----
From: Iain Stubbs [mailto:> iain@thinkstormer.com> ]
Sent: Sunday, 21 January 2001 10:59
To: Iain Stubbs
Subject: Fwd: New Patch




---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Subject: New Patch
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 17:13:58 -0500 (est)
From: “Erick Muis” <> emuis@qnx.com


Hi Iain,

Have you been able to try the new version of the RTP on your
laptop yet? Please let me know if you have and if it has
worked or not for you.

Take care!

Erick.






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#6

It seems to be a bit hit and miss.

I’m not sure how to improve the situation but it seems to want me to choose
the .altboot, plus disable the disk controllers other than EIDE, and even
then it won’t always boot.



Iain

PS I guess I will need to build an image which has these capabilities –
still waiting for the next article on how to do this.
“Chris Foran” <cforan@qnx.com> wrote in message
news:Voyager.010122161812.1818L@funnel.qnx.com…

I believe /.boot is using dma for hard disk to memory transfers and
/.altboot is not.

Previously, Iain Stubbs wrote in qdn.public.qnxrtp.installation:
Whoops!!

altboot works perfectly – excuse the early post.



Iain


“Iain Stubbs” <> iain.stubbs@ot.com.au> > wrote in message
news:94i60a$rd0$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …
I got a lot further this time.

It seemed to install the software ok, but on reboot, it gave me the
following messages.


Range check failed (IO) - Dev 701 - Vend 1179 - Class 78000 - Addr
ffc0 -
Size 2
Range check failed (MEM) - Dev 35 - Vend 1035 - Class c0310 - Addr
f7fff000 - Size 1000
Alloc failed f7fff000 - Size 1000
Range check failed (MEM) - Dev 406 - Vend 1179 - Class 40000 - Addr
f7ffef00 - Size 100
Alloc failed f7ffef00 - Size 100
Detected EIDE. Scanning for devices
This can take up to 30 seconds …
./diskroot file for root not found on any filesystem.
Starting with safe mode
Unable to start devc-con



Dead in the water…

I tried putting the qnx partition closer to 0 and it made absolutely
no
difference.

So close and yet so far…


-----Original Message-----
From: Iain Stubbs [mailto:> iain@thinkstormer.com> ]
Sent: Sunday, 21 January 2001 10:59
To: Iain Stubbs
Subject: Fwd: New Patch




---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Subject: New Patch
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 17:13:58 -0500 (est)
From: “Erick Muis” <> emuis@qnx.com


Hi Iain,

Have you been able to try the new version of the RTP on your
laptop yet? Please let me know if you have and if it has
worked or not for you.

Take care!

Erick.




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