Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20010712002135.02536260@pop.ozemail.com.au> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 00:43:06 +1000 From: Rob Byrnes <robbyrnes@ozemail.com.au> Subject: Re: [suse-axp] MIATA troubles: machine halted while in PAL mode
One this site:
http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/workstations/retired/auseries/serviceguide.html
Download the file onto a Windows box and extract it, it has all the LED
error codes plus more.
Cheers,
Rob
At 10:36 9/07/2001, you wrote:
>hi all,
>
>When I install SuSE 7.0 on a dpw500au with 250M ram, 2scsi disks and SRM
>console 7.2-1 , I get the error message:
>
>"CPU0 halted
>Error code 7
>Machine Check while in PAL-mode
>PC = 18400"
>
>or -without any apparant different situation- it says:
>
>"CPU0 halted
>Error code 7
>Machine Check while in PAL-mode
>PC = 18100"
>
>I'm running memory check, and it doesn't report any errors... X was a
>possible problem before, but now I'm nit even getting passed the initial
>yast setup on a clean system.
>Is there *any* reason for this message to appear?
>
>Also: I've opened the case in order to take a look at the mobo leds...
>Only: I don't know the meaning of the different leds state ;( Is there any
>documentation to be found on that?
>(It seems odd to me that an internal led would be on all the time duriong
>normal errorless operation. Can anybody confirm this?
>
>I've posted about this problem before, and somebody pointed out some
>things that might just have resolved the problem (although afterwards I
>wasn't able to boot from the disk anymore). But I have to reinstall the
>system, and I can't even get passed installing the base system.
>
>thx,
>Gr.
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