PM2e expansion card upgrade problem (fwd)

MegaZone (megazone@livingston.com)
Tue, 8 Oct 1996 17:35:04 -0700 (PDT)

Once upon a time Rob Poland shaped the electrons to say...
>We have a Portmaster 2e (S/N 1A13142) with one 10-port asynchronous
>module (00-c0-05-01-08-4d) on ports S0-S9. We are using ComOS 3.2.2.
>We tried to expand the portmaster with two 10-port asynchronous
>modules MOD-2E-10A 10 Serial Port Exp Module (Ports S10-S19 and
>S20-S29).
>
>We followed the installation procedure for expansion cards as
>described in "Communications Server Hardware Installation Guide" pag.
>3-16. But when booting in diagnostic mode the sequence stops:
>
> Livingston Enterprises, Inc. Boot Prom Rev F
>
> Testing Low Memory ....
> Testing System Clock ....
> Testing System Memory ....
> Checking Boot Rom ....
> Loading Image at 0fff0000
> 17074 flash copy complete
> Verifying load module checksum ....
> Starting load module ....
> Loading kernel .... 591004 bytes ....
> Testing high memory .... 1024 bytes
> Async found in slot 1
>
>Without the cards the sequence continues with:
>
> Found 11 ports ....
> ether0 active .... 16K shared-RAM
> Running ComOs ....
>
> Portmaster Console Login:
>
>The diagnostic system LED starts normal and then turns to solid ON.
>
>Can there be a problem with an old mainboard and new expansion
>boards? Any suggestions??

(Did you mean 3.3.2 for ComOS?)

Could be, but first:

1. Make sure the boards are seated and the ribbon cable and power cable
are firmly attached.
2. Make sure the jumper is set correctly. 1 and center for 10-19, 2 and
center for 20-29.
3. Try one at a time. It may be one bad expansion board.
4. If all else fails, call/email support.

-MZ

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