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OpenVMS ALPDRIV10_071 Alpha V7.1 - V7.1-1H2 on DPWS ECO Summary
TITLE: OpenVMS ALPDRIV10_071 Alpha V7.1 - V7.1-1H2 on DPWS ECO Summary
 
Modification Date:  04-FEB-99
Modification Type:  DOCUMENTATION:  Corrected Typographical Error
                      Updated Kit:  Supersedes ALPDRIV07_071

NOTE:  An OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file is stored
       on the Internet in a self-expanding compressed file.
       The name of the compressed file will be kit_name-dcx_vaxexe
       for OpenVMS VAX or kit_name-dcx_axpexe for OpenVMS Alpha.
 
       Once the file is copied to your system, it can be expanded
       by typing RUN compressed_file.  The resultant file will
       be the OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file which
       can be used to install the ECO.
 
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1998, 1999.  All rights reserved.

OP/SYS:     OpenVMS Alpha on DIGITAL Personal WorkStation (DPWS) only

COMPONENT:  DQDriver

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  ALPDRIV10_071
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  ALPDRIV07_071
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  270 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS Alpha V7.1, V7.1-1H1, V7.1-1H2
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
     Rolling Re-boot Supported:  Yes 
     Installation Rating:   INSTALL_2
                            2 - To be installed on all systems running
                                the listed version(s) of OpenVMS and
                                using the following feature(s):

                                  Digital Personal WorkStations 433au, 
                                    500au, or 600au;  Compaq/Panasonic 
                                    SR8583 DVD-ROM, or Iomega Zip support
    
     Kit Dependencies:

       The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE
       installation of this kit:

         None

       In order to receive all the corrections listed in this
       kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed:

         None


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for OpenVMS Alpha V7.1 through V7.1-1H2 on OpenVMS 
Alpha V7.1 through V7.1-1H2. 

Problems addressed in the ALPDRIV10_071 kit:

  o  The new version of the DQDRIVER now provides support for the
     Iomega ATAPI Zip drive.   This drive allows use of the same
     100MB Iomega Zip diskettes that are widely used as a backup
     and transport media for personal computers and allows easy
     data interchange with these systems.

     The particular drives supported are Iomega part numbers
     270928-003 (with a beige bezel) and 270928-703 (with a frost
     white bezel).  These drives are available from Compaq Computer
     Corporation and contain firmware version "12.A".

  o  ATAPI discs, that had a maximum Logical Block Number (LBN) of
     0x...1FF, were sized 0x100 2K blocks (1024 512-byte blocks)
     too small.

  o  An ATAPI drive request to transfer an invalid amount of data
     could possibly cause an allocated buffer to be overrun.

  o  The system hung when trying to load the SYSINIT.EXE image.

  o  During packack, a second command could be issued to a drive
     while the first command was still executing.

  o  Support for the Compaq/Panasonic SR8583 was added.

  o  The device timeout was changed to 15 seconds to accommodate
     the Toshiba XM-6302B CD-ROM drive.

  o  Autoconfiguring of the DQDRIVER was fixed so that either
     autoconfiguration or a manual, explicit ISA bus I/O address 
     is accepted.

  o  A "can not mount ISO 9660 volume" error occurred so a change
     was necessary for ISO-9660 (F11CACP) and High Sierra (F11DACP)
     support.


NEW FUNCTIONALITY INTRODUCED IN ALPDRIV07_071 KIT

  o  OpenVMS IDE (ATAPI) CD-ROM Device Driver

     DIGITAL is pleased to introduce  the  OpenVMS  IDE  (ATAPI)  CD-ROM
     Device Driver Kit for use with Digital Personal WorkStations (DPWS)
     433au, 500au, and 600au  systems.   This  software  allows  DIGITAL
     OpenVMS customers to install OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1-1H2 software
     using the IDE (ATAPI) CD-ROM drives on DPWS 433au, 500au, and 600au
     systems.   In  addition, this diskette contains a command procedure
     to install additional software on system disks.

     +  Most modern  ATA/IDE/EIDE controllers implement two busses:  
        a primary bus and a secondary bus.  You can attach up to two
        units to each of these busses.  The two units are known (for 
        historical reasons) as the Master and Slave units.  This allows 
        a total of up to four units to be attached to most current 
        ATA/IDE/EIDE controllers.

        OpenVMS software and the Console firmware implement the following
        device naming conventions:

                  Device  |           |
                  Name    |    Bus    |  Unit
                ----------+-----------+--------
                          |           |
                  DQA0:   |  Primary  | Master

                  DQA1:   |  Primary  | Slave
                          |           |
                  DQB0:   | Secondary | Master

  Known Restrictions:

  o  If the IDE CD-ROM driver fails to install or configure properly,
     please contact your DIGITAL customer representative to ensure that
     your system hardware and firmware are up-to-date.

     To check to see whether your system is current, do the following:

     +  At the console prompt enter the following command:

        >>>SHOW CONFIG

     +  Your firmware is up-to-date and current with this driver 
        if the following revision information (or later) is displayed:

          Firmware
            SRM Console: V6.7-195
            ARC Console:  5.65
            PALcode:  VMS PALcode V1.20-13, OSF PALcode V1.22-14
            SROM Version: V5.15

     +  Your hardware is current and compatible with this driver if
        your device is shown as:

          Bus 00 Slot 07: Cypress PCI Peripheral Controller

  o  When you boot using the OpenVMS IDE CD-ROM Device Driver Diskette,
     the system displays a message that the SYS$CPU_ROUTINES are being
     loaded from the secondary boot device (the diskette).  A second
     informational message is then displayed stating that the system
     is unable to locate the CPU routines.  For example:

       Loading SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_1E05.EXE from the Secondary Boot Media.
       %SYSBOOT-I-FILENOTLOC, Unable to locate SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_1E05.EXE

     Disregard this informational error message.  The system will load
     the CPU routines from the primary boot device (the CD-ROM).

  o  If you boot an ATAPI device (for example, DQB0:), any other unit on
     the same IDE bus (for example, DQB1:) will not be available.  Units
     on the alternate IDE bus (for example, DQA0: and DQA1:) will be
     available.

  o  Supported CD-ROM Drives

     The IDE CD-ROM Device Driver should work with a wide range of IDE
     (ATAPI) CD-ROM drives.  The following CD-ROM drives have been
     tested by OpenVMS Engineering.  Refer to the "Systems and Options
     Catalog" for the supported drives.

     +  Sony CDU711 CD-ROM

     +  Toshiba XM-5702B 12x CD-ROM

     +  Toshiba XM-6202B 32x CD-ROM

     +  Toshiba SD-M1102 DVD-ROM (as a 24x CD-ROM drive)

  o  Console Environmental Variable os_type Set to OpenVMS

     The console supports both the OpenVMS and Digital UNIX platforms.
     The Console Environmental Variable os_type must be set to OpenVMS
     in order for the console to display the correct device name for the
     IDE CD-ROM driver.  To ensure that the Environmental Variable
     os_type has been set to OpenVMS, enter the following command:

       >>>show os_type

     If the Console Environmental Variable os_type displays as UNIX,
     enter the following commands: 

       >>>set os_type OpenVMS
       >>>show os_type

     The Console Environmental Variable os_type should now display as
     OpenVMS.

  o  Audio Features

     This version of the IDE CD-ROM Device Driver does not support
     playing audio (CD-DA) disks.  Support will be added in a future
     release.

  o  DVD Media

     This version of the OpenVMS IDE CD-ROM Device Driver is capable 
     of reading DVD-ROM disks.  This allows the mounting of a DVD-ROM 
     disk written with ISO-9660 formatting.  However, as of this release,
     OpenVMS does not support the UDF or Micro UDF (DVD-ROM standard)
     file formats.

     +  Restriction with DVD Media

        After a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM disk has been mounted, you can use 
        the $SHOW DEVICE/FULL command to show the total number of 
        OpenVMS 512-byte blocks stored on the disk.  This command 
        also shows a number of cylinders, tracks, and sectors on 
        the disk. For a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM device, these  numbers 
        are synthesized based on the number of blocks on thedisk.  
        For DVD-ROM disks with more than 2,097,152 512-byte blocks 
        (about 1.05 GB), the number of cylinders reported will be 
        incorrect (truncated to 16 bits).

  o  Magnetic Disk Drives Not Supported

     Although the IDE CD-ROM  Driver is also capable of controlling
     industry-standard ATA/IDE/EIDE magnetic disk drives, this is
     presently unsupported in this version of the driver.   In
     particular, this version of the IDE CD-ROM Device Driver 
     does not implement Direct Memory Access (DMA) and, therefore, 
     magnetic disks will not achieve the full performance possible.

  o  Problem with Initializing Some Magnetic Disks

     Some magnetic disks come pre-written with a data pattern that
     contains all '1's in the last block (and a particular byte 
     in the last block).  OpenVMS software interpets this pattern 
     as an indication that the disk is an ancient "diagnostic 
     pack", that is, a bad-block-free pack.  OpenVMS will not 
     initialize these disks.  You can restore a backup onto these 
     disks, even though you will still receive the warning.

     You can also use the WRITE_PBLK physical I/O function to 
     over-write the last sector on the disk with a different data 
     pattern.  Note that the address passed to WRITE_PBLK is *NOT* 
     an LBN; rather, it is in the form of cylinder, head, and sector.  
     See the "I/O User's Guide" for further information.


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»alpdriv10_071.README
»alpdriv10_071.CHKSUM
»alpdriv10_071.CVRLET_TXT
»alpdriv10_071.a-dcx_axpexe
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