Chapter 12 OpenBoot PROM 12-11
12.4 OpenBoot PROM Messages
TABLE 12-2 lists some common fault messages or portions of fault messages displayed
by the OpenBoot PROM, their meanings, and actions that you can take to resolve the
message condition.
TABLE 12-2 OpenBoot PROM Messages and Their Meaning
Message Meaning Action
The date is displayed as:
01/01/2000 00:00:00 GMT
The battery has drained. Replace the battery. See
“Replacing the Battery” on
page 3-9.
Can’t open boot device
The device specified for
boot is unavailable.
• For hard drive, check
internal connections. Drive
might be corrupted.
• For DVD-dual drive, check
that disc is bootable. Check
internal connections.
• For network, check network
connections. Check boot
server.
Can’t run OBDIAG from the device
tree node or with the active
instance
Attempt to run OpenBoot
Diagnostics from a selected
device node.
Type:
ok unselect-dev
NOTICE - CPUx Banky DIMMs are
from different vendors.
Each DIMM in a pair is
from a different
manufacturer.
Install DIMMs in identical
pairs. See “Replacing the
DIMMs” on page 3-3.
NOTICE - CPUx Banky DIMMs have
different architectures and will
not be used.
Each DIMM in a pair has a
different architecture. The
DIMMs are not used.
Install DIMMs in identical
pairs. See “Replacing the
DIMMs” on page 3-3.
Searching for self-test methods .
. . Rejecting alloc-mem!
OpenBoot Diagnostics
failed to start. Some devices
might be tied to other
processes.
Type:
ok unselect-dev
Starting XVR-2500 self-test
Sun XVR-2500 PROM error. Type:
ok show-devs
Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP
packet
Network connection
problem.
Check network connection.
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