Re: more help is required please-Model 200 problem--how do I getout of trouble? -- MIDRANGE-L

Well, I can think of several reasons, why it could happen.
 When IPLed to command line I would look at history log of previous IPLs to find
out what caused the problem (DSPLOG command).
Then I would know exactly how to amend it.
If you do not have enough experience to understand history log, I would suggest:
- check QAUTOCFG system value - you want it to be 1(on) - WRKSYSVAL QAUTOCFG,
then 5 to display, 2 to change.
- check QKBDTYPE system value - make it USB just in case - I've seen strange
things happen for some combinations of this system value and physical device
attached.
- when IPLed in debug mode, console is using QCTL controller description and
QCONSOLE device description.
  Use command WRKCFGSTS *CTL *LWS. It will show all local display controller
decriptions with subordinate device descriptions.
  All should be VARIED OFF, except for QCTL/QCONSOLE.
 (If not, vary everything off - except QCTL/QCONSOLE - option 2)
 Then from the same WRKCFGSTS screen delete all controller and device
descriptions - use option 8 to get to description, then option 4 to delete.
  Then try normal IPL - system should be able to recreate all necessary
configuration objects.


Best regards
    Alexey Pytel



"DAVID BULOG" <d2ba@xtra.co.nz> on 05/08/99 05:49:21 AM

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To:   Alexei Pytel/Rochester/IBM@IBMUS
cc:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:  Re: more help is required please-Model 200 problem--how do I getout of
      trouble?







Thank you Alexey,
Please
Can you suggest some commands to try out-Im not experianced enough to go
and find the problem at the command line--if you can give me some to try
out,I will learn quickly--I have been doing VB Client server programs as a
job-mostly screen scraping and have been fortunate enough to get a model
200 for home use to learn on

cheers Dave
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> From: pytel@us.ibm.com
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: more help is required please-Model 200 problem--how do I
getout of trouble?
> Date: Saturday, 8 May 1999 03:35
>
> First, forced power down from panel is always safe.
> It's not "normal" power down, but all data is saved or at least put to
> recoverable state.
>
> There is a procedure described in software installation manual, how to
recover
> from A9002000 code.
> In short, you need to IPL with console in debug mode.
> When IPLing in attended mode, before choosing "Perform IPL", go to DST,
then DST
> environment, then choose "console in debug mode". (I do not have a book
at hand,
> so option names are approximate.)
> After that, choose "Perform IPL" as before.
> The difference will be that system will create separate QCTL controller
> description and separate QCONSOLE device description for console device.
> (Actually, they are always created, but system switches to nomal
CTLD/DEVD at a
> certain point in IPL, while in debug mode it will not.)
> You should be able to get to menu and command line and investigate your
problem
> further.
>
> Best regards
>     Alexey Pytel
>
>
>
> "DAVID BULOG" <d2ba@xtra.co.nz> on 05/07/99 05:53:40 AM
>
> Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> cc:    (bcc: Alexei Pytel/Rochester/IBM)
> Subject:  more help is required please-Model 200 problem--how do I get
out of
>       trouble?
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks to all who responded-I have tried another unsuccessful attempt and
> being a newbie dont know how to get out of trouble.Here is a detailed
list
> of all the events during my manual IPL:So more help is required please
>
> System Consule =3197C terminal port0 address 0
>
> 01 B M---AS/400 Model 200 display
> I hit the power button after 10 mins we get
> IPL or Install the System
> 1.Perform an IPL
>
> we get
> System..ROTORUA
> Subsystem..QCTL
> Display..QCONSOLE
>
> Sign On
> User..QSECOFR
> Password..QSECOFR
>
> after a short while we get
> Select Products to Work with PTFs
> 5763999 *Base V3R1M0
> 5763SS1 *Base V3R1M0
> 5763TC1 *Base V3R1M0
> 5763XA1 *Base V3R1M0
> 5763XB1 *Base V3R1M0
> 5763XC1 *Base V3R1M0
> 5763XF1 *Base V3R1M0
> 5763XG1 *Base V3R1M0
> 5763XL1 *Base V3R1M0
> 57399MPG *Base V3R1M0
>
> F12 to cancel--i selected
>
> we get IPL Options
> Set Major System options--already had a Y in there to enable autoconfig
>
> we now get a series of display messages
> "Type reply(if required),press Enter"
>
> Subsystem QCTL active when system ended.
> Subsystem QSYSWRK active when system ended.
> Subsystem QSPL active when system ended.
> Subsystem QINTER active when system ended.
> Subsystem QBATCH active when system ended.
> Subsystem QCMN active when system ended.
> Subsystem QSERVER active when system ended.
>
>  I pressed F12 canceled all of above
>
> got x--normal system processing on terminal then lost it after a short
> while(system consule=blank apart from cursor at 1/2 and system available
> indicator and a 1 in bottom left hand corner
> on AS/400 model 200 panel-C9002XXX (Operating system starting) at this
> point
>
> we soon after got to 01 B M  and lots of hard disc activity for aboubt
> 10mins before settling down
> and still same system consule problem.
>
> TO POWER DOWN AS/400
> i hit white power button
> got o?-blinking on AS/400 display
> i hit white power button again
> after a few mins powered down(I hope this is the correct proceedure to
> powerdown
> if you have no ternimal and the objects cant be damaged by doing this?)
>
> Dave B
>
>
>
>
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