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Old 11-05-2015
Need Help Installing Legacy System on Newer Hardware

We have a legacy software application that runs on SCO OpenServer 5.0.6, and the current server (built around 2003-04) is still running. I have been attempting to upgrade the hardware, to hopefully increase the time that we will have access to the data in this system, but am running into an apparently common problem with the SATA controller driver.

The server I am attempting to use is from about 2008, has a SuperMicro X7DVL-E motherboard, with an Intel ESB2 SATA controller. The best advice I can find using Google is to try and use the ad320_btld driver that I've found on the SCO public ftp site. However, when I try to install using this, it never appears to get installed correctly. When it lists the devices at the point of beginning to install, it still shows the adapter as "wd", and says that there is no disk detected for installation.

First question is - am I wasting my time, and this will never work?
Second question is - what might I be doing wrong when trying to install the ad320_btld driver? I insert the separate floppy that I have copied the downloaded image file to, but I never get asked if I want to "replace" the wd driver.

Any help would be appreciated - Thanks!
# 2  
Old 11-05-2015
Can the cmos be configured so that the sata controller is in compatible/legacy mode.
If so it should install using the wd driver.
There is no driver for the sata controller in RAID or AHCI mode.
# 3  
Old 11-06-2015
Yes, for a few tries I did have that setting wrong, but yesterday I found advice online that said it had to be in legacy mode, so I found out how to do that in my cmos. Now when the installation begins it shows that there is 1 fixed disk detected (and I am now using a brand-new hard drive). However when the devices start to load, I can see it attempting to install the wd driver, but after a few seconds I receive the following:

WARNING: hd: no root disk controller was found.
hd: a Boot-Time Loadable Driver may be required.

I have tried several, but nothing seems to work, I just keep getting the same message. Is there anything else I can try? Thanks.
# 4  
Old 11-06-2015
If there is an ide controller, disable it.
There are 6 sata ports on the motherboard; in legacy mode, only 4 are recognized as primary master, primary slave, secondary master, and secondary slave.
Make sure that the disk is connected to the primary master port (probably port 0).
If this still fails, there is a LSI raid controller that is supported, I looked at the mb specs, that has a driver you can download from LSI.
# 5  
Old 11-06-2015
OK, some progress... by trial and error I found the right SATA port for the installation to recognize, and the adapter is now listed as "wd". Now there is a new issue - the following errors now prevent it from going further:
Code:
"Unexpected trap in kernel mode: (long list of codes)"
"PANIC: k_trap - Kernel mode trap type 0x0000000E"

I have run a memory test as suggested on the web, all tests passed. I am using 2 Kingston KVR667D2D4F5/2G (2 GB each) memory modules. I have also cleaned various connectors, etc., as also suggested on the web. I have not touched the 2 CPUs because I don't want to make things worse.

Are there other suggestions I can try? Thanks.

Last edited by rbatte1; 11-16-2015 at 09:53 AM.. Reason: Added CODE tags for output/errors
# 6  
Old 11-06-2015
Remove any add-in network or video cards that are not required for the initial installation.
How far into the installation does this happen, during the questionaire period, or after the install starts.
You could also download a 5.0.7 or 6.0.0 cd from xinuos.com to see if the same error occurs.
# 7  
Old 11-06-2015
I had already downloaded 5.0.7 and so I'm trying it now. It is not coming up with the same error, but it appears to be "hung". It is at the point where it's listing the devices, and it is hung at the following line:
Code:
%adapter - ha=0, type=usb_msto UDI SCSI HBA
G hd_config

I can't tell if the second line is a run-on from the previous line, or separate? I really appreciate all your help with this, jgt. I will keep watching to see if it gets past this, but it has been a while.

Does it automatically try to format or configure the hd? Like I said, I think I'm using a previously unused drive.

Thanks

---------- Post updated at 04:25 PM ---------- Previous update was at 03:38 PM ----------

Updated information: the 5.0.7 installation never got past the line:
G hd_config

So, I put in a different hard drive just for fun, and put in the 5.0.6 installation CD, and it bombs with the same "Unexpected trap error in kernel mode:" This occurs right after the line: G hd_config, so my guess is that 5.0.7 installation was having the same issue, just did not give me the trap error.

I can post all of the codes referenced in the error if it will help, at this point I'm not finding many help suggestions on the web. Please let me know if there are more options to try and get this server running.

Thanks.

Last edited by rbatte1; 11-16-2015 at 09:54 AM.. Reason: Added CODE tags for output/errors
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