Patch Name: PHKL_22377 Patch Description: s700_800 11.00 PC floppy cumulative patch Creation Date: 00/11/30 Post Date: 01/01/09 Hardware Platforms - OS Releases: s700: 11.00 s800: 11.00 Products: N/A Filesets: OS-Core.CORE2-KRN,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32,v=HP OS-Core.CORE2-KRN,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_64,v=HP Automatic Reboot?: Yes Status: General Release Critical: Yes PHKL_22377: CORRUPTION Category Tags: defect_repair general_release critical corruption Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/11.X/PHKL_22377 Symptoms: PHKL_22377: (SR: 8606167324 CR: JAGad36610) During a write to a floppy disk, the potential may exist for the floppy disk controller to incorrectly transfer the last byte of data in a sector if the computer is simultaneously experiencing activity on the I/O bus sufficient to cause a significant delay in the transfer of that byte, but no other byte. Specifically, the next to last byte could be re-written in the place of the last byte. This potential error may not be reported to the user. Defect Description: PHKL_22377: (SR: 8606167324 CR: JAGad36610) It is claimed that a design error exists in certain floppy disk controller technology that creates the potential for data corruption or data loss during the transfer of data to or from a floppy disk or tape device that utilizes a floppy disk controller. Specifically, it is alleged that this potential exists when the floppy disk controller is transferring the last byte of a sector and only if the computer is simultaneously experiencing activity on the I/O bus sufficient to cause a significant delay in the transfer of that byte, but no other byte. HP is unaware of any customer actually experiencing this error. Nevertheless, HP is offering a software patch to customers to eliminate the possibility that their computers could experience such an error. Resolution: The software patch eliminates the possibility that a HP computer could experience the error described above. HP is recommending that customers visit HP's website at http://hp.com/go/fdcpatch or you can call HP's customer Service Center at 1-800-742-9729 in order to determine if HP recommends downloading the patch. SR: 8606167324 Patch Files: OS-Core.CORE2-KRN,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32,v=HP: /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(pc_fdc.o) /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(pc_floppy.o) OS-Core.CORE2-KRN,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_64,v=HP: /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(pc_fdc.o) /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(pc_floppy.o) what(1) Output: OS-Core.CORE2-KRN,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32,v=HP: /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(pc_fdc.o): pc_fdc.c $Date: 2000/11/02 14:34:32 $Revision: r11ro s/5 PATCH_11.00 (PHKL_22377) /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(pc_floppy.o): pc_floppy.c $Date: 2000/11/02 14:34:32 $Revision: r1 1ros/3 PATCH_11.00 (PHKL_22377) OS-Core.CORE2-KRN,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_64,v=HP: /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(pc_fdc.o): pc_fdc.c $Date: 2000/11/02 14:34:32 $Revision: r11ro s/5 PATCH_11.00 (PHKL_22377) /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(pc_floppy.o): pc_floppy.c $Date: 2000/11/02 14:34:32 $Revision: r1 1ros/3 PATCH_11.00 (PHKL_22377) cksum(1) Output: OS-Core.CORE2-KRN,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32,v=HP: 1179271617 35164 /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(pc_fdc.o) 290085737 26980 /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(pc_floppy.o) OS-Core.CORE2-KRN,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_64,v=HP: 3387410576 76728 /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(pc_fdc.o) 1441925190 60064 /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(pc_floppy.o) Patch Conflicts: None Patch Dependencies: s700: 11.00: PHKL_18543 s800: 11.00: PHKL_18543 Hardware Dependencies: None Other Dependencies: None Supersedes: None Equivalent Patches: PHKL_22378: s700: 10.20 PHKL_22379: s800: 10.20 PHKL_22669: s700: 10.01 PHKL_22670: s800: 10.01 PHKL_22668: s700: 10.10 PHKL_22687: s800: 10.10 Patch Package Size: 230 KBytes Installation Instructions: Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms and conditions for precautions, scope of license, restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties, before installing this patch. ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Back up your system before installing a patch. 2. Login as root. 3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory. 4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch: cd /tmp sh PHKL_22377 5. Run swinstall to install the patch: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \ -s /tmp/PHKL_22377.depot By default swinstall will archive the original software in /var/adm/sw/save/PHKL_22377. If you do not wish to retain a copy of the original software, use the patch_save_files option: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \ -x patch_save_files=false -s /tmp/PHKL_22377.depot WARNING: If patch_save_files is false when a patch is installed, the patch cannot be deinstalled. Please be careful when using this feature. For future reference, the contents of the PHKL_22377.text file is available in the product readme: swlist -l product -a readme -d @ /tmp/PHKL_22377.depot To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the tape drive, use the command: dd if=/tmp/PHKL_22377.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k Special Installation Instructions: This patch depends on base patch PHKL_18543. For successful installation please insure that PHKL_18543 is already installed, or that PHKL_18543 is included in the same depot with this patch and PHKL_18543 is selected for installation.