Microvaxen bits etc.

From: Geoff Roberts <geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au>
Date: Tue Oct 27 01:04:15 1998

-----Original Message-----
From: Huw Davies <H.Davies_at_latrobe.edu.au>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, 27 October 1998 18:05
Subject: Re: Microvaxen bits etc.



>I think this is just off topic (less than 10 years) but....

Hmmm, well, the date on the 2nd 6310 is 1989, so I guess it's a couple
months early.


>We have a 6530 with the same problem. I just ignore the errors and boot the
>system anyway. The only drawback is that the system will not autorestart
>from a power failure.


Hmm, I wondered about that, I rather thought the o/s might not care,
I'll have a look at that approach and see what happens.
I don't have any TK70 cartridges at the moment anyway....
(Been having a ball getting ready to transfer all my VMS binary installs
from 1/2" R/R tape to 4mm dat on a Vaxstation in the cluster now that I have
a working 1/2" R/R tape system.)
The TA78/TU78 that came with the original cluster has a couple of
U/S PSU's, so I couldn't even re-install the O/S. Fortunately, I haven't
needed to.
Come to think of it, I don't actually know how to do an install of VMS to a
bare system. Hmm, I wonder where in the grey wall THAT's documented.

>I believe the correct approach is what you outlined above. If necessary I
>can dig out the appropriate manual.


If you mean the Vax 6000 owners manual, I did already.
It implies that it does so from the console error messages
in Appendix B-9, although the SAVE and RESTORE EEPROM
command sections don't actually SAY that it does.

Quote from VAX 6000-400 Owners Manual
                      Console 5-37:
"Saved information includes:
     Systemwide console parmeters
        (baud rate, interleave, terminal characteristics)
     Saved boot specifications
     Diagnostic patches
     Console patches
     Boot primitives"
End Quote

I'll give it a go as soon as I get some TK70's.

Thanks for that.

Cheers

Geoff Roberts
Computer Systems Manager
Saint Marks College
Port Pirie South Australia.
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