9402-400 2131 Install OS

[Jay Allen <jallison2k@xxxxxxxxx>]

Short Version:
  From a totally blank single hard drive system:
  Load LIC (v4r5) goes fine.
  When selecting 'Install OS' the response is 'Install must be done from the 
main console display'
  No Save Tapes. no backups. Just the new v4r5 cd's.
  I have tried just about everything; but obviously not the right thing ;)
 
 
Long/Detailed Version:
Note: I KNOW this is long an drawn out, but it is to show the amount of effort 
and work i have put into this before seeking help. Also, it shows i have spent 
many days going through this list looking for solutions.)
  Acquired a 9402-400 2131
  Hardware includes:
  aprox 200 meg ram
  6503 (Drive Controller?) in far left slot
  Added a 6050 (Twinax) in next to left slot (moved 2617 ethernet card over 1 
slot)
  2617 Ehternet (third from left)
  two empty slots
  2609 (embedded on main board/not in a slot)
  2x2612 v.24 ('in 2609')
  Also on back of the 400: 
     db9 female marked MI (machine interface)
     db9 female marked UPS
     db25 female no markings (is this a parallel port?)
  6x6606 drives 
  several have stiction
  for simplicity, removed all drives except one good drive.
  set 02 DM, inserted first cd, powered up.
  at dst, formatted drive, et cetera...
  Installed LIC; everything went exactly by the book.
  When selecting 'Install the Operating System' the response is 'Install must 
be done from the main 
console display'. Same with Perform Automatic installation of the operating 
system.
  
  At one point when I selected Performa IPL, I would get the 'Manual or 
Automatic' screen for installing the OS. And it would! I was so happy :) Then 
it would go great until it got to the 'Rebuilding Database' and the console 
would go away, and I would get a A9003318 (i think that was the code). The IBM 
Site says this is caused by the QCONSOLE trying to use the Operations Navigator 
console (meaning having Client 
Express installed and working) as the main console. It gives great advice about 
how to do QDEVNAMING or QAUTOCONFIG=OFF; but considering there is no OS 
loaded.... 
In DST I have tried both 1)Local Console and 2)Operations Console in:
    Work with DST Environment, Work with System Devices, Console Mode
I have also spent a great deal of time trying to get Client Express Operations 
Console to work. I am now assuming this is the "Main Console Display" the 
install is referring to. But I am finding it very hard to determine exactly 
what port the 'Console Cable' should be plugged into. (Don't laugh, I'm not so 
dumb I am trying to plug a db9 into a db25). What I mean by trouble is this:
 I can get the Remote Panel to work Consistantly and Perfectly. Plug cable from 
Com1 (db9) on PC into MI on as400. set to 115k. Viola! Now the manuals mention 
hooking the second cable up. to what? the 2612? Which 2612? The db25 female 
(parallel or serial)? (electrically it appears to be parallel)... I have also 
gone through the 192.168.0.0 network issues relating to CAE, different PCs, 
Different OS's (Win98, win2k, NT4) Each with thier own 'Special' problems.. 
(Cant find entry in address book)... CAE Service packs, Windows Service 
PAcks...... URRRRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!
I have two terminals connected to the 6050. One on Black Box Port ) and one on 
port 7.
Each 3487 is configured for 2 Displays: Address 0 and Address 1
Info from the Hardware Service Manager:
Workstation IOP 6050-001 Operational CTL01
 Workstation IOA 6050-001 Operational CTL02
  Display Station  3487 Operational DSP01
   Display Station  3487 Operational DSP02
    Display Station  3487 Operational DSP03
    Display Station  3487 Operational DSP04
Workstation IOP 2661-001 (This must be embedded onto the main board, there is 
not visible card)
 System Bus 1 
 System Card 2
Workstation IOP 6050-001 
 System Bus 1 
 System Card 6
Communications IOP 2617-001 
 System Bus 1 
 System Card 7
 
 
Jay
Seattle Washington
jallison2k@xxxxxxxxx


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