Motorola AltiVec MVME5100 Series Installation & Use Manual page 98

Solving Startup Problems
B
Condition
II. There is a display
on the terminal;
however, keyboard
and/or mouse input
has no effect.
III. Debug prompt
PPC6-Bug> does
not appear at
powerup; the
board does not
autoboot.
IV. Debug prompt
PPC6-Bug>
appears at
powerup; the
board does not
autoboot.
B-2
Table B-1. Troubleshooting Problems (Continued)
Possible Problem
A. The keyboard or
mouse may be
connected
incorrectly.
B. Board jumpers
may be configured
incorrectly.
C. You may have
invoked flow
control by pressing
a HOLD or PAUSE
key, or by typing:
<CTRL>-S
A. Debugger Flash
may be missing
B. The board may
need to be reset.
A. The initial
debugger
environment
parameters may be
set incorrectly.
B. There may be some
fault in the board
hardware.
Possible Resolution:
Recheck the keyboard and/or mouse connections and
power.
Check the board jumpers per the instructions in this
manual.
Press the HOLD or PAUSE key again.
If this does not free up the keyboard, type in:
<CTRL>-Q
1. Disconnect all power from your system.
2. Check that the proper debugger devices are installed.
3. Reconnect power.
4. Restart the system using the ABT/RST switch (press
and hold switch down, approximately 3 - 5 seconds).
5. If the debug prompt appears, go to step IV or step V, as
indicated. If the debug prompt does not appear, go to
step VI.
1. Start the onboard calendar clock and timer. Type:
set mmddyyhhmm <CR> where the characters indicate
the month, day, year, hour, and minute. The date and
time will be displayed.
CAUTION: Performing the next step (env;d) will
change some parameters that may affect your system's
operation.
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