BULLETIN NUMBER: SWB-044

DATE ISSUED: March 11, 2005

DATE CLOSED: March 11, 2005

AFFECTED SYSTEMS: Power Hawk Series 900 w/4-Head VQP-M Graphics PMC.

RELEASE LEVEL: PowerMAX OS 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

EXPLANATION: Any Power Hawk Series 900 system that has a 4-Head VQP-M Graphics PMC Card installed will display messages similar to following during STAR Initialization:
 
X: BAR @ 80010014 requested more Memory Discovery space than available
X: BAR @ 80010814 requested more Memory Discovery space than available
X: BAR @ 80011014 requested more Memory Discovery space than available
X: BAR @ 80011814 requested more Memory Discovery space than available
X: BAR @ 80012018 requested more Memory Discovery space than available
X: BAR @ 80012010 requested more Memory Discovery space than available
X: BAR @ 8000501C requested more Memory Discovery space than available
X: BAR @ 80005014 requested more Memory Discovery space than available
 
Additionally, messages similar to the following will be displayed when going into astrix:
 
astrix
Unknown bridge resource 2: assuming transparent
PCI: Failed to allocate resource 1(f4000000-f3ffffff) for 00:0a.0
PCI: Failed to allocate resource 3(f4000000-f3ffffff) for 00:0a.0
PCI: Failed to allocate resource 1(f4000000-f3ffffff) for 01:00.0
PCI: Failed to allocate resource 1(f4000000-f3ffffff) for 01:01.0
PCI: Failed to allocate resource 1(f4000000-f3ffffff) for 01:02.0
PCI: Failed to allocate resource 1(f4000000-f3ffffff) for 01:03.0
PCI: Failed to allocate resource 0(f4000000-f3ffffff) for 01:04.0
PCI: Failed to allocate resource 2(f4000000-f3ffffff) for 01:04.0
 
You will be unable to perform the loading of the console processor into NVRAM via the /nvram/update.flash script in astrix as long as the 4-Head VQP-M Graphics PMC Card is installed.  You will be unable to complete a System Generation from CDROM as long as the 4-Head VQP-M Graphics PMC Card is installed.

RESOLUTION: Removal of the 4-Head VQP-M Graphics Card is necessary to facilitate updating the console in the NVRAM and performing a System Generation from CDROM.  Once this is done, the VQP-M can be re-installed and the system will properly boot PowerMAX OS.  During system boot in the Device Probe Area you should see the following:
 
        Initialize I/O level  1 interface: SYS.PCI1.VME0
        vqpm1:  on SYS.PCI0.PCI2
 
Once booted, an hwstat(1M) command will show the VQP-M similar to the following:
 
VQPM     1  ???           (  106, 1    )  pci2  0xBEFFB000    0xBEFFA000
VQPM     1  ???           (  106, 2    )  pci2  0xBEFFB000    0xBEFFA000
VQPM     1  ???           (  106, 3    )  pci2  0xBEFFB000    0xBEFFA000
VQPM     1  ???           (  106, 4    )  pci2  0xBEFFB000    0xBEFFA000
 
At this point the PowerMAX OS and VQP-M are functional and ready for proper configuration of the Graphics Software Package.