On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Carlini, Antonio wrote:
>
> > Christopher Smith wrote:
> >
> >There's also an alternate alternate procedure that would involve
> not
> >running sys$system:startup.com or whatever, and just trying to run
> >"authorize," installing the proper images until it stops
> complaining
> >about not having them ;)
>
> I suppose if you are a masochist, yes :-)
>
> The original poster seems to have missed
> the required
> $ SET NOON
>
> That should be the first thing you
> type, without that the first error
> bombs you out and you get to
> boot all over again ...
>
> It looks like he just didn't know
> that at the Username: prompt,
> if you have managed to boot with
> SYSUAFALT (and the startup files
> don't plug this hole! ... which is
> the reason for the long-winded
> crack anyway) then as long as
> it's the console and as long as
> you enter SYSTEM you just need
> to hit RETURN (well anything really)
> for both the password prompts and
> you are in.
>
> Copious details at:
> http://www.openvms.compaq.com/wizard/openvms_faq.html
>
> and plenty of docs at
>
> http://www.openvms.compaq.com:8000/
>
> (OpenVMS User's manual is probably
> a good one to start with).
>
> Be nice to see that list of docs ...
>
> Antonio
>
>
Okay I have it now working, vms is weird, anyway here is a list of some of
the documentation:
volumes 3 to 10 of the programmers referance manuals.
VMS Fortran Volumes 1 and 2
I am stil sorting it all out. there Is heaps...
Benjamin
Received on Fri Apr 12 2002 - 17:00:11 BST