Console Event Log - Digital Equipment 3300R Service Manual

Console Event Log

A console event log consists of status messages received during power-up self-tests. If
problems occur during power-up, standard error messages indicated by asterisks (***) may
be embedded in the console event log. To display a console event log, use the more el or
cat el command.
NOTE: To stop the screen display from scrolling, press Ctrl/S. To resume scrolling,
press Ctrl/Q.
You can also use the more el command to display the console event log
one screen at a time.
Example 2-2 shows a console event log that contains two standard error messages.
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Indicates that the mouse is not plugged in or is not working.
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Indicates that SROM tests detected a bad DIMM (bank 1, DIMM 3).
Example 2-2 Sample Console Event Log
>>> cat el
ff.fe.fd.fc.fb.fa.f9.f8.f7.f6.f5.ef.df.ee.f4.
probing hose 0, PCI
probing PCI-to-EISA bridge, bus 1
bus 0, slot
bus 0, slot
bus 1, slot
bus 0, slot 11 -- ewb -- DECchip 21040-AA
bus 0, slot 13 -- ewc -- DECchip 21040-AA
ed.ec.
** mouse error **
*** Bad memory detected by serial rom
*** SROM failing Bank 1, DIMM 3
eb.....ea.e9.e8.e7.e6.resetting the SCSI bus on pka0.7.0.5.0
e5.e4.e3.e2.e1.e0.
>>>
5 -- pka -- QLogic ISP1020
6 -- vga -- S3 Trio64/Trio32
1 -- ewa -- DECchip 21040-AA
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Power-Up Diagnostics and Display
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