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From: healyzh_at_aracnet.com <(healyzh_at_aracnet.com)>
Date: Tue May 1 17:52:36 2001

> I did not have to do anything special with my KZPSA cards (except
> switch one to ID 6 so I could SCSI cluster the systems).

Odd. Do you happen to know what version of the firmware you're running? Is
it the lastest, or an old version. It looks like my problem is the version
of PWS firmware I've got.

> The Intraserver card has a bug with systems with a Pyxis chipset
> that requires a special patched driver. So my long-term plan is to
> buy a DS10 and use the Intraserver card there.

Ah. :^( Well, I'm glad to find that out before going out and spending $300
for the card.

> Right now I am using a VT525 with a 19" monitor. I was using an Else
> Gloria, but the speed was bad enough that I just decided to do any
> DECwindows stuff using my Linux system as the display. I did buy an
> Oxygen VX1 PCI, but the current driver doesn't work right with pre-
> 21264 CPUs. The card will display, but the system is so slow it
> takes five minutes to log in to the console to kill the DECwindows
> server.

Sounds about like me, though I've currently still got the Elsa Gloria in the
machine, but am using my Mac as the display. I've tried a ZLXp-L1 and it
refuses to boot as it has an unknown device in it.

That sucks about the Oxygen card, I'd been considering that one. Any idea
how well the Oxygen card would work in a DS10? Be nice if DS10's would
start hitting the used market :^)

> Are you willing to sell the old /73 board? I'd rather have a slow /73
> than none at all.

I'm afriad you missed my point. That and some other stuff were part of a
deal that got me the Quad-Hieght /73 CPU.

                        Zane
Received on Tue May 01 2001 - 17:52:36 BST