Alan,
my five cents:
> %HELP-F-OPENIN, error opening SYS$COMMON:[SYSHLP]HELPLIB.HLB as input
Are you sure the file really isn't there, or does the next line say
something like "insufficient privilege or file protection violation" -
then it might just need a SET PROT=W=R SYS$HELP:HELPLIB.HLB done from
the SYSTEM or other privileged (SYSPRV) account...
> - are there VMS equivalents of 'find' and 'grep' to set loose on the disks
> to look for this file?
DIR with an ellipsis in the path, like [SOMETHING...] has already been
mentioned. If you note that SEARCH, as most commands, can also use this
kind of wildcard, you get something like a combined "find -exec grep
{}\;", e.g.: SEARCH DKA300:[*...]*.COM TEXT will look for "TEXT" (or
"text", as you did not say /EXACT) in all command procedures in all
directories below any top-level directory on DKA300:.
> - if the help file isn't on either disk, would somebody be able to send me a
> copy?
Has already been offered, but I might try to copy it to DAT, or would
you prefer a 10MB mail message? ;-) Would be VMS V7.1-2 with some
layered products installed, however.
> - I'd like to find out more about how VMS boots, can someone point me at a
> good website?
Try
http://www.openvms.compaq.com:8000/ for OpenVMS docs in general. The
hardware-specific part of the boot process (such as options to the >>>
BOOT command) is described in "Upgrade and Installation Supplement"
manuals - unfortunately, the one for 3100s is not at this site.
If you are after the things that happen after VMS has been loaded
(command files in SYS$STARTUP, phases in the startup database, ...), try
the "OpenVMS System's Manager Manual", which is available from the URL
above (for 7.x versions, but the basic information did not need to
change since 5.x).
> Finally, at the moment I don't have a suitable CD drive to be able to
> install the Hobbyist OpenVMS. When VMS boots it displays:
>
> %LICENSE-I-EXCEEDED, attempted usage exceeds active license limits
>
> Is there a limit to the number of logins allowed after expiry? Am I going to
> get locked out? :-}
You will always be able to log in at the console terminal. After a brand
new VMS installation, this is your way into the system to register your
first license.
The message you cite need not be due to exceeding your VMS user limit.
If it were, it should appear during user logon, not during boot. In your
case, it may be an attempt of _loading_ a license (from the license
database into the running system) that has too few license units for
your processor. To see what's in the license database, issue a LICENSE
LIST (optionally with /FULL). To see active licenses that have been
successfully loaded, there is a SHOW LICENSE command (/FULL if you want
details). The number of license units your machine requires for each
type of license is in SHOW LICENSE/UNIT_REQUIREMENTS.
If you need more info, let me know. Good luck!
--
Andreas Freiherr
Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany
http://www.vishay.com
Received on Wed Feb 13 2002 - 15:15:02 GMT