Been going around in circles on this. MPE/iX 7.0 on a 918LX. Downloaded a
whole batch of patches (via patchman script), go through the qualification
step (all ok). Go to create a tape, get the screen below, (scrolls through
steps of copying NL/SL/etc.) then back to the main menu. If I 'EXIT' it
tells me the patch process hasn't completed. If I 'CREATE TAPE' again, it
does the same thing (over and over). No error messages. Don't see anything
obvious in the various log files. Stage/iX IS initialized and a staging area
defined, though Patchi/iX doesn't seem to care. Patch/iX Version B.02.00


  Main Menu                       HP Patch/iX
    Create [Tape]


Start Time    Operation                     Estimated Time     Elapsed Time
 ===========================================================================
====
              Restore Patch Files           Not Required
11:43:00      Modifying Libraries           02:33:00              04:31
              Create A New Start PME           02:00
              Create the Tape               No Tape Requested
              Create the Stage              Stage Not Allowed







 ===========================================================================
====

+--------------------------------Message
Window--------------------------------+
| Message: Currently Modifying the staged SL in SL.INSTALL.SYS.
|
|        <...............                               >
|
|
|
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---


Only errors I see in PMLOG LOOK like they're recoverable (no
PMSWINFO.PUB.SYS file). :

   ** GENERATING PMSWINFO
-->Reading PMSWINFO.PUB.SYS

**************** BEGIN ERROR *****************

IN ReadPMSWINFO: RECOVER_BLOCK
PMSWINFO_NOT_FOUND
WARNING: HP Patch/iX failed to locate PMSWINFO.PUB.SYS (PMERR 65).

CAUSE: HP Patch/iX reads installed patch information from the
PMSWINFO.PUB.SYS file. If this file doesn't exist or can't be read
then HP Patch/iX will not be able to display installed patch information

ACTION:
  This is only a warning message because this case is common when there
  are no preveously installed patches, and it does not inhibit HP Patch/iX
  from successfully installing patches.

--> Generating new PMSWINFO
--> Generating new PMSWINFO
--> Patch ID: ACCGDV6A
--> Patch ID: ATCLXV7B
--> Patch ID: BBXMXA3B
--> Patch ID: CMLMXF0A
--> Patch ID: COBMXB0B
--> Patch ID: CONGDL5A
--> Patch ID: DTSGDJ4A
--> Patch ID: FDDGDV7A
--> Patch ID: FTPGDM9A
--> Patch ID: GLAMX80B
--> Patch ID: ITOED07C
--> Patch ID: JDBLXU8C
--> Patch ID: LANGDV8A
--> Patch ID: LNCGDN2A
--> Patch ID: LNKMX05A
--> Patch ID: LSSGDJ7A
--> Patch ID: MPEKXE4D
--> Patch ID: MPELX53D
--> Patch ID: MPELX63B
--> Patch ID: MPELX68B
--> Patch ID: MPELX81C
--> Patch ID: MPELX88B
--> Patch ID: MPELXH9B
--> Patch ID: MPELXJ6C
--> Patch ID: MPELXJ7C
--> Patch ID: MPELXM0A
--> Patch ID: MPELXR0B
--> Patch ID: MPELXT0B
--> Patch ID: MPELXT1C
--> Patch ID: MPELXT7E
--> Patch ID: MPELXU5C
--> Patch ID: MPELXU7B
--> Patch ID: MPELXV8C
--> Patch ID: MPELXW8B
--> Patch ID: MPELXX1A
--> Patch ID: MPELXX5A
--> Patch ID: MPELXY8B
--> Patch ID: MPEMX02C
--> Patch ID: MPEMX19B
--> Patch ID: MPEMX21B
--> Patch ID: MPEMX27C
--> Patch ID: MPEMX38D
--> Patch ID: MPEMX39B
--> Patch ID: MPEMX43C
--> Patch ID: MPEMX49A
--> Patch ID: MPEMX50A
--> Patch ID: MPEMX53B
--> Patch ID: MPEMX54A
--> Patch ID: MPEMX55B
--> Patch ID: MPEMX59B
--> Patch ID: MPEMX67B
--> Patch ID: MPEMX69A
--> Patch ID: MPEMX74B
--> Patch ID: MPEMX79C
--> Patch ID: MPEMX86A
--> Patch ID: MPEMX90C
--> Patch ID: MPEMX93B
--> Patch ID: MPEMX94A
--> Patch ID: MPEMX99B
--> Patch ID: MPEMXA0A
--> Patch ID: MPEMXB1A
--> Patch ID: MPEMXC6A
--> Patch ID: MPEMXD5A
--> Patch ID: MPEMXD8C
--> Patch ID: NMCGDC6A
--> Patch ID: NMSGDL0A
--> Patch ID: NRCMXB8B
--> Patch ID: NSFGDG6A
--> Patch ID: NSRGDE7A
--> Patch ID: NSSGDG7A
--> Patch ID: NSTGDV5A
--> Patch ID: ODBMX78C
--> Patch ID: ODIMX96B
--> Patch ID: PARMX97B
--> Patch ID: PSIGDW0A
--> Patch ID: PTDGDQ8A
--> Patch ID: PX2LXB1C
--> Patch ID: QUEMX68B
--> Patch ID: SMLGDT8A
--> Patch ID: SNMGDD4A
--> Patch ID: SPTMX04C
--> Patch ID: TIXMXC3C
--> Patch ID: VPLLX49D
--> Patch ID: WBWGDT7A
   ** END GENERATING PMSWINFO

-->Reading PMSWINFO.PUB.SYS

**************** BEGIN ERROR *****************

IN ReadPMSWINFO: RECOVER_BLOCK
PMSWINFO_NOT_FOUND
WARNING: HP Patch/iX failed to locate PMSWINFO.PUB.SYS (PMERR 65).

CAUSE: HP Patch/iX reads installed patch information from the
PMSWINFO.PUB.SYS file. If this file doesn't exist or can't be read
then HP Patch/iX will not be able to display installed patch information

ACTION:
  This is only a warning message because this case is common when there
  are no preveously installed patches, and it does not inhibit HP Patch/iX
  from successfully installing patches.


    ***  STARTING CREATE TAPE PHASE    ***
TMPSTR_CREATION: start_at_step = 0
--> Creating the TMPSTR files
RESTORE_PP_FILES: start_at_step = 10
--> calculating space needed for temporary files
--> Number of sectors needed = 867792
Build AXLSPACE: BUILD AXLSPACE.PUB.SYS;DISC=867792,32,32
purge AXLSPACE:
SL_MODIFICATION: start_at_step = 12
--> Adding segments to SL.INSTALL.SYS
XL_MODIFICATION: start_at_step = 13
--> Adding SOMS to XL.INSTALL.SYS
NL_MODIFICATION: start_at_step = 14
--> Adding SOMs to XL.INSTALL.SYS
OSSOM_MODIFICATION: start_at_step = 16
RELINKER_MODIFICATION: start_at_step = 17
--> Applying relinker patches
BINARYP_MODIFICATION: start_at_step = 18
--> Applying binary patches
SYSINTRIN_MODIFICATION: start_at_step = 19
--> patching system intrinsics
SYSFILE_MODIFICATION: start_at_step = 20
CLEANXL_NL: start_at_step = 21
CLEANXL_XL: start_at_step = 22
--> Performing CLEANXL on XL.
CREATE_START_IMAGE: start_at_step = 23
--> Building the START image.
Skipping DO_CREATE_CSLT: start_at_step = 24
     ***   ENDING CREATE TAPE/STAGE PHASE    ***

Patch management was NOT successfully completed.

** EXITING HP Patch/iX **


Any hints/tips?

TIA,
  Chris Bartram

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