[CCTECH] OpenVMS/DEC Alpha question

From: David Woyciesjes <DAW_at_yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu>
Date: Tue Jun 4 11:44:38 2002

> From: Erik S. Klein
>
> I'm not sure if this is yet an appropriate question for this
> list, but it has to be close.
>
> I have a DEC Alpha 1000/266 (nearly 10 years old, right?)
> running OpenVMS 6.2 and I'm having what should be a simple
> problem with it. . .
>
> The system boots to the console fine. From that point, when
> I boot from the boot device I get an error indicating that
> there is insufficient disk space on that boot device for one
> or more processes. This error cycles and the machine never
> boots to the operating system, so I'm never at a point where
> I can clean up the offending disk.
>
> I know there has to be a way to fix this. I'm sure it's
> probably really simple, too. I'm just not familiar enough
> with this operating system or machine to know what to do.
>
> Are there any OpenVMS sages out there with any suggestions?
>
> Erik S. Klein
> _______________________________________________
>
        I'm not sure what the incantation is, but booting to single-user
mode should help you out. At least get it up enough to clean house.

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