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# 8  
Old 11-30-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by zaxxon
Do you have the latest ML (Maintenance Level) installed for your OS version?
How to check that? Please note that refresh -s qdaemon doesn't work in my case, it gives some error which I didn't write down, if you want I can note that error as well, I just want to confirm if I'm issuing the right command, and I tried to search to Google for "Asynchronous Adapter Failed" but in vain.

Your help is really appreciated.
# 9  
Old 11-30-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by nervous
How to check that?
Have a look at the pinned thread on top of this forum, "AIX bits and pieces". The command is "instfix".

I hope this helps.

bakunin
# 10  
Old 12-01-2008
You can also show us the output of
Code:
oslevel -s
# or
oslevel -r

# 11  
Old 12-01-2008
Code:
@rs6000:/:>oslevel -g
X11.info.en_US.Dt                       4.2.1.0             4.2.0.0
X11.info.en_US.prog_gds                 4.2.1.0             4.2.0.0
X11.info.en_US.tech_ref                 4.2.1.0             4.2.0.0
X11.info.en_US.x_st_mgr.manage_gd       4.2.1.0             4.2.0.0
bos.INed                                4.2.0.1             4.2.0.0
bos.acct                                4.2.1.1             4.2.0.0
bos.adt.lib                             4.2.1.1             4.2.0.0
bos.compat.NetInstl                     4.2.1.1             4.2.0.0
bos.compat.cmds                         4.2.1.0             4.2.0.0
bos.compat.lan                          4.2.1.0             4.2.0.0
bos.compat.links                        4.2.1.1             4.2.0.0
bos.compat.termcap                      4.2.1.0             4.2.0.0
bos.content_list                        4.2.1.0             4.2.0.0
bos.diag.com                            4.2.1.9             4.2.0.0
bos.diag.rte                            4.2.1.8             4.2.0.0
bos.diag.util                           4.2.1.5             4.2.0.0
bos.dosutil                             4.2.1.0             4.2.0.0
bos.iconv.com                           4.2.1.0             4.2.0.0

And
Code:
@rs6000:/:> instfix -i | grep AIX_ML
    Not all filesets for 4.2.1.0_AIX_ML were found.
    Not all filesets for 4210-01_AIX_ML were found.

What ML? Any Idea?
# 12  
Old 12-01-2008
Something like 4.2.0.0 since there are incomplete sets of the updates. Since this OS level is as old as the hills, you might have problems to get an update for this. I doubt you still get any support for this either. We are now at AIX 6.1. AIX 5.2 is the least supported (just guessed). So you are miles behind with that sadly.
I have no idea in what company this AIX box is used and if it's solely for printing, but you might think if there is a way to migrate to some Linux PC maybe or something similar. Or getting a new small AIX box with an adequate OS on it like AIX 5.3 or later.
# 13  
Old 12-01-2008
I'll second what colleague zaxxon said: 4.2.0.something is not for system administrators, it is for archeologists.

Even if you have an old "rspc" or similar platform (care to tell us the machine type? what does "prtconf" say, or - if this isn't available - "lsattr -El proc0"?) you will want to update to at least 4.3.3 ML11. This version still supports all the old POWER1, POWER2 and POWER3 machines. Your machine might even be able to run 5.1, depending on model (the 43P-140 for instance).

I hope this helps.

bakunin
# 14  
Old 12-01-2008
Here is the output
Code:
@rs6000:/:> prtconf
ksh: prtconf:  not found.
@rs6000:/:> lsattr -El proc0
state enable  Processor state False
type  PowerPC Processor type  False
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