1) OpenVMS 8.3 stops the installation at 50%. It doesn't print any error message, but it seems freezed.
2) OpenVMS 7.2 installation doesn't work at all, either with cdrom=true, either with cdrom=false, I have always the PCHIP errors, then a BUGCHK.
regards,
fausto
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I think that OpenVMS 7.2-1 is the minimum supported version for the ES40. Could it be that your 7.2 version doesn't know the ES40 hardware well enough?
The old IDE controller has a known-issue with CD-ROMS; are you compiling with HAVE_NEWIDE defined?
Camiel.
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Hello,
I'm seeing a strange error message when I start the emulator, using the latest CVS:
STATE_VALUE: Illegal character: '-'!! (2d @ 888)
STATE_VALUE: Illegal character: '-'!! (2d @ 891)
STATE_VALUE: Illegal character: '-'!! (2d @ 894)
STATE_VALUE: Illegal character: '-'!! (2d @ 897)
STATE_VALUE: Illegal character: '-'!! (2d @ 900)
%GUI-I-INS: Installing sdl module as the ES40 GUI
I tried deleting dpr.rom and flash.rom, also decompressed.rom, but I have always such error.
What's STATE_VALUE?
By the way, the OpenVMS 8.3 installation process fails always, these are the several scenarios:
1) SCSI Config: no way to go after Testing System... I receive a looped error message on DOS window.
2) IDE Config with cdrom=true: BUGCHK and auto-reboot of VMS, after the banner of OpenVMS 8.3 appears on the screen, showing (on DOS window) these errors:
ide1.0 aborting on command 0xec
ide1.0 aborting on command 0xec
Unknown PCHIP 1 CSR 0000340 read attempted.
Unknown PCHIP 1 CSR 0000440 read attempted.
Unknown PCHIP 1 CSR 0000480 read attempted.
Unknown PCHIP 1 CSR 00004c0 read attempted.
Unknown PCHIP 1 CSR 0000500 read attempted.
Unknown PCHIP 1 CSR 0000540 read attempted.
Unknown PCHIP 0 CSR 0000340 read attempted.
Unknown PCHIP 0 CSR 0000440 read attempted.
Unknown PCHIP 0 CSR 0000480 read attempted.
Unknown PCHIP 0 CSR 00004c0 read attempted.
Unknown PCHIP 0 CSR 0000500 read attempted.
Unknown PCHIP 0 CSR 0000540 read attempted.
3) IDE Config with cdrom=false: the installation seems to be ok. I have still to check if it goes after the 50%.
It seems that the 2048 block size corrupts something...
My build environment is Windows Vista with Visual Studio 2008
regards,
fausto
Hello all,
an update:
1) OpenVMS 8.3 stops the installation at 50%. It doesn't print any error message, but it seems freezed.
2) OpenVMS 7.2 installation doesn't work at all, either with cdrom=true, either with cdrom=false, I have always the PCHIP errors, then a BUGCHK.
regards,
fausto
Hello Fausto,
I think that OpenVMS 7.2-1 is the minimum supported version for the ES40. Could it be that your 7.2 version doesn't know the ES40 hardware well enough?
The old IDE controller has a known-issue with CD-ROMS; are you compiling with HAVE_NEWIDE defined?
Camiel.
Hello Camiel,
in this moment I cannot check the OpenVMS version, but if I remember well it's 7.2
The emulator has HAVE_NEWIDE defined, so I'm using the new code.
regards,
fausto