5 Jul
2018
5 Jul
'18
2:08 a.m.
Hello,
Long story short, a while ago I cloned the hd of a Fuel I got given (6.5.16, original
installation from an iconic car designer, Bertone), and all was ok. The original hd was
then left in place but unpowered, the cloned was upgraded to 6.5.22 to maintain the
classic applications. Fast forward to the present :
Had the smart idea to install an Audigy 2 zs pro ( the kind with the external box, and
that takes current using a molex from the computer psu - I used the rail going also to the
boot hd ), and the Fuel started acting weird ... not turning on unless pressing more than
once the power button, one of the front fans speeding up and down and even stopping,
Display Expander I/O errors ( I should note that from the moment I got the Fuel I had to
disable env since the I2C on the V10 board is acting crazy ).
I managed to boot / use it a couple of times... then it didn't go past the Prom.
Removed the Audigy , after a while ( and 2 times left disconnected from the wall outlet
for a bit ) it sort of restarted to power on consistently on pressing the button, but it
always ended stopping at the prom splashscreen
Invoking a manual boot resulted in this
https://snag.gy/eMHafJ.jpg
after going in circles for a bit, had the brilliant idea of doing this from the prom sash
:
https://snag.gy/eTzqEP.jpg
thus getting more puzzled... the boot drive appeared readable, so why the scsi hard
errors.
Then I simply reconnected the original hd, and from that one boots with no issues...
result, probably the last or both shutdowns while the Audigy was plugged were not so
clean.
Ideally I would prefer not to clone + upgrade + readd programs again, and I think that
repairing the damaged installation would be better especially in case it happens again in
the future. I've tried to ask around, but I've not got any hint, and if there was
something in an old neko thread... well, we all know that those are unavailable.
Bottom line, anyone ever got in this situation and has some tips on what to do ?
Thanks in advance,
Alessandro
