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Problem

Systems running Tru64 V4.0x on Charon-AXP could fail to boot with "panic (cpu 0): System does not have a console configured" message when upgraded to newer versions of Charon-AXP.

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initializing ...

polling for units on kzpba0, slot 1, bus 0, hose 1 ...

pka0.0.0.1.1 PKA0 Q-Logic/ISP PCI SCSI HBA

... enter console

CHARON-AXP (AlphaServer 4100), Version 4.9 (Build 19402)

(C) 2009-2018 STROMASYS SA.

All rights reserved.

P00>>>

P00>>>b dka0

(boot dka0.0.0.1.1)

jumping to bootstrap code

UNIX boot - Sun May 14 05:34:40 EDT 2000

...

i2c: Server Management Hardware Present

WARNING: preposterous time in TOY clock# -- CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!!

panic (cpu 0): System does not have a console configured.

syncing disks... done

DUMP: 401408 blocks available for dumping.

DUMP: 39858 wanted for a partial compressed dump.

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Solution

Boot with genvmunix and update the kernel configuration file as described below:

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# doconfig -c AXP001

*** KERNEL CONFIGURATION AND BUILD PROCEDURE ***

Saving /sys/conf/AXP001 as /sys/conf/AXP001.bck

Do you want to edit the configuration file? (y/n) [n]: <press enter>

*** PERFORMING KERNEL BUILD ***

Working....Fri Jul 12 19:33:11 ???? 2019

The new kernel is /sys/AXP001/vmunix

# cp -p /sys/AXP001/vmunix /

# shutdown -r now

Example

Click here to see attached document.

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