Re: V4R3 alternate IPL device - CDROM

I did run the 'prepare to upgrade' option and all the pgms were listed as
expected.  I thought about what you wrote as well but rejected a bad CD because
the 'prepare' went ok.

I would sure like to come across a definitive answer to this problem.

jerry

Quoting Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx>:

> Jerry,
> 
>   It would seem from this that your CD-ROM isn't happy or the CD you have in
> 
> there (labled correctly or not) isn't believed by the system to be a valid 
> SLIC CD.
> 
>   Did you run the 'Prepare for upgrade' option on the LICPGM menu? That would
> 
> have at least verified that all the right stuff existed.
> 
>   Next I guess I'd test the CD-ROM drive.
> 
>   Then I'd put something too heavy on the tray and call 1-800-IBM-SERV ;-)
> 
>    - Larry
> 
> Jerome Draper wrote:
> > I heard that and so I did that and got a Bxxx 4707 message - no/wrong tape
> > error.  The SLIC CD was in OPT01 and the tape drive was empty.
> > Hmmm...wonder if it failed on the CD?   Naw.....don't think so.
> > 
> > Jerry
> 
> 
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Jerome Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems