> > You should be able to do a BOOT/R5:00000001 DIA0: and at the SYSBOOT>
> > prompt do a SET STARTUP_P1 "MIN"
>
> Took for ever for me to get that to work.
>
> > SYSBOOT> CONTINUE to get to a minimum
> > boot prompt to delete stuff. If it asks for a password and you don't know
> > it you might have to gp back to SYSBOOT> and do the SET UAFALTERNATE 1 or
> > "TRUE" or whatever it says in the VMS FAQ (going from memory here)
>
> It never got to a password. It complains that a file is bad. Here is a
> partial screen capture:
>
> SYSBOOT> SET STARTUP_P1 "MIN"
>
> SYSBOOT> CONTINUE
>
> %SYSBOOT-I-SYSBOOT Mapping the SYSDUMP.DMP on the System Disk
> %SYSBOOT-I-SYSBOOT SYSDUMP.DMP on System Disk successfully mapped
> OpenVMS (TM) VAX Version V6.2 Major version id = 1 Minor version
> id = 0
> %DECnet-I-LOADED, network base image loaded, version = 05.08.00
>
> %SYSINIT, primary PAGEFILE.SYS not found; system initialization
> continuing
> Error opening primary input file SYS$INPUT
> Error in file name
It sounds like someone did a "SET/STARTUP SYS$INPUT".
>From SYSBOOT> try "SET/STARTUP OPA0:" When you get the DCL
prompt, first type "SET NOON" to avoid getting kicked out
if you make a typo, then type "SPAWN". At the prompt type
"_at_SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP" to continue the rest of the system
startup. After the startup is complete set default to
SYS$SYSTEM and then do an "MCR AUTHORIZE". Change the
system password to whatever you want, and use the
/NOPWDE flag so you don't have to change it the first
time you log in. When you are done, type "EXIT". The
system is now done booting.
Of course, if the normal startup isn't working, after
the "SPAWN" go ahead and change the password, clean up
any old .LOG files if you need to free up space, and
fix any configuration files. You'll also need to
to go into SYSGEN and type "SET/STARTUP SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP.COM"
to return the startup to normal.
--
Eric Dittman
dittman_at_dittman.net
Received on Thu Apr 05 2001 - 21:01:43 BST