Specifications

7-4 Compaq AlphaServer ES40 User’s Guide
7.1.2 Checksum Error
If Jump to Console is the last message displayed on the operator
control panel, the console firmware is corrupted. When the system
detects the error, it attempts to load a utility called the fail-safe loader
(FSL) so that you can load new console firmware images.
Example 7–1 Checksum Error and Fail-Safe Load
Loading console
Console ROM checksum error
➊
Expect: 00000000.000000FE
Actual: 00000000.000000FF
XORval: 00000000.00000001
Loading program from floppy
➋
Code execution complete (transfer control)
OpenVMS PALcode V1.3-3, Digital UNIX PALcode V1.4-2
starting console on CPU 0
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starting drivers
entering idle loop
P00>>> Boot
update_cd ➍
OpenVMS PALcode V1.3-3, Digital UNIX PALcode V1.4-2
starting console on CPU 0
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starting drivers
entering idle loop
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