Re: Can't install the OS from CD -- MIDRANGE-L

On our 170 box when we went from V4R3 to V4R4 and when we went to V4R5
after loading the first upgrade CD and processing the console came up
with an error.  I am not sure of the exact error but it basically said
that it was unable to install from the CD.  After restarting a couple of
times I took out the first CD and placed the next one in.  Upgrade
completed successfully from there on.  I know I didn't answer any
prompts but it tried to process the first CD twice.

Maybe something similar is happening in your situation.

John Hall
Home Sales Co.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Teale Miller [SMTP:tealem@wrq.com]
> Sent:   Monday, March 26, 2001 10:44 PM
> To:     'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:        Can't install the OS from CD
> 
> Hi Ya'll,
> 
> We have an S10 eserver that we have been using as an OS/400 beta test
> machine.  The machine was at V4R4 and when we tried to install the beta of
> V4R5, it gave a SRC B1014507 and now and then, a SRC B1014505.  Both
> indicate that the installable device is not ready or reading properly.  In
> any case, IBM service came out and replaced the CD drive after which we were
> able to install the beta with little problem.  A few months ago, we restored
> the system back to V4R4 from tape, again with no apparent issue.
> 
> In the meantime, the CD drive has only been used a few times to install
> PTF's and such, and now I would like to install the new beta OS and it will
> not read the CD, giving exactly the same symptoms and SRC's as before.  It
> was less than a year ago the CD was replaced and it has really had little
> use and works just fine to install PTF's or other applications, just not
> bootable ones. It will allow a WRKOPTDIR with no problem, just not any form
> of installation.  This is also the case on the base V4R5 and V4R4 CD's so
> it's not a problem with the CD itself.
> 
> We called software service for any ideas on the SRC that we are getting and
> they couldn't come up with anything but the suggestion that perhaps it could
> be an IOP conflict of some sort.  Looking back at the system's logbook, we
> did install a new token ring and IOP right before we started having these
> problems.  Aha! So we removed these, did a full restart, deleted all
> remnants of them and no luck. We even went so far as to unplug both the
> optical and the tape drives from the SCSI chain, do a full IPL, plug just
> the OPT drive back in and let it reconfigure (which it did fine and would
> again read/install just fine on other CD's) but still no luck with the
> installation CD's.  I came across something that suggested that if you
> installed the OS from a different installable device you may get problems
> using a different one. The suggested fix for this was some (we went through
> so many by now!) combination of IPL and deleting references, but again, no
> luck.
> 
> Does anyone have any thoughts? I really don't think the CD needs to be
> replaced and certainly don't want to have to go through this everytime I
> install a new beta!  Argh.
> 
> Thanks for any ideas!
> 
> Jessica (:
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