Re: SS20 Data Store Error

[Roger Walkup <rwalkup_(_at_)_cheqnet_(_dot_)_net>]

On Saturday, September 22, 2001, at 08:20 PM, Miod Vallat wrote:

> > I installed 2.9 on a new (to me) SS20.  Everything was good until I
> > installed 3 new 32M memory sticks.  It rebooted and was working fine
> > until it suddenly went into a kernal panic.  It turned out that 1 of 
> > the
> > sticks was not properly seated.  I reseated all three new ones and
> > turned it back on, but now it won't let me reboot; instead I get a
> > message Data Store Error.  Since I can't even get OpenBSD working, this
> > is more of a hardware issue, but I'm hoping that someone can tell me 
> > how
> > to clear the error.  I'm guessing that I can remove and reseat all the
> > memory and that the error will clear, but I'm not sure.
>
> Have you made sure your simms are in the correct (lowest numbered) slots
> and in ascending sizes order?
>
> Miod

Thanks to all who replied.  Before I wrote, I went to Sun Docs and 
MemoryX.com (which has good instructions on the order to install 
dsimms).  As it turned out a previous owner had randomly installed 2 64M 
dsimms along with 3 32M dsimms.  I put 1 in slot j201 and left the other 
in slot j303.  Also found another unseated dsimm.  Lesson: always check 
used equipment.  Again, thanks.

Roger