[HECnet] My newest toy

[Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-]

Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> writes: 


On 12 Jan 2013, at 19:42, "Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-" =
<system at TMESIS.COM> wrote: 

Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> writes:=20 >=20 >>=20 >> On 12 Jan 2013,
at 15:48, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:=20 >>=20 >>> Hello! >=3D20
I'm working on getting this online and working right >> now:=3D20 >
=3D >> =
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/vJZ5Y3ZWJMk/UPHKr_esrNI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/R0h_=
=3D >> OGytmwk/s640/photo.JPG >=3D20 > AlphaServer ES40: Dual 667MHz, 4G
= RAM, 18G >> 5.25" IBM SCSI drive I had =3D laying around that I don't
have a = caddy for >> so it's just staying in by =3D sheer dumb luck. (I
have a second but = it >> seems to be dead..)=20 >>=20 >> I'm trying to
mess with the quad-proc instead=3D85it seems to be = stalling >> =3D
after "jumping to bootstrap code"=3D85any ideas?   I'm thinking I = need
a >> =3D firmware upgrade.=20 >=20 > What version VMS are you trying to
boot and what version of the = firmware. 

8.4 and revision 6.6.   Problem was that console was set to serial =
instead of graphics=85I was using the graphics adapter. ;) 

I never found use for a graphics head on that class of boxes.

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