The following table shows some error messages that result from hardware problems, possible causes of those problems, and solutions.
Table A–1 SunPCi Error Messages
Error Message |
Possible Cause |
Solution |
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Drive not ready. Abort/Retry/Fail? |
If you get this message when you double-click on your CD-ROM drive in Windows NT Explorer, your SunPCi installation may have one of the following problems:
Your workstation's Open Boot PROM (OBP) is out of date.
Your CD-ROM drive may not be a Sun-supplied drive. |
Update the OBP as described in OBP (Open Boot PROM) Problems. SunPCi only supports Sun-supplied CD-ROM drives. Replace the CD-ROM drive in your system with a Sun-supplied drive. |
General Protection Failure |
If running a Windows NT application produces this failure or a Null pointer message, your version of Windows may require a software patch. |
Download and install speu.exe as described in General Protection Failures in Windows NT Applications. |
Warning: /etc/devlink.tab not updated correctly Perhaps the system OBP needs to be updated |
Your workstation's Open Boot PROM (OBP) is out of date.
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Update the OBP as described in OBP (Open Boot PROM) Problems.
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Driver not found. Can't attach to device. Devlinks not created |
Your workstation cannot identify the PCI device. This can be due to the following reasons:
Your SunPCi card is not installed securely in the PCI slot.
Your /etc/devlink.tab file was not updated correctly when you installed SunPCi.
Your workstation's Open Boot PROM (OBP) is out of date. |
Remove and reinstall your SunPCi card as described in the SunPCi Installation Guide.
Update the OBP as described in OBP (Open Boot PROM) Problems.
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The SunPCi drivers could not be loaded. Is another session running?
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This message may have appeared for one of the following reasons:
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Driver couldn't be loaded. SunPCi cannot open the device.
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Your SunPCi card may not be properly seated in the PCI slot. |
Make sure that the board is securely seated in the PCI slot. |
Your BIOS may be out of date. |
You need to update your BIOS. |
Refer to the SunPCi Installation Guide for more information.
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System could not transfer file data from buffers. |
You have run out of disk space on your host file system. |
Make more space on your host file system. |