Hiyall,
OK, here are the results of the Dutch jury :)
We grabbed:
- one InfoServer 150VXT
- one VAXserver 3100 (low-profile model)
and installed ESS V3.0 onto the InfoServer. That, obviously,
works fine. We then cleaned up the 3100, and did a basic test
on its functions... all OK, machine has 8MB, RZ23. Ripped out
the extra I/O boards and the extra 4MB, to make it look more
like a standard InfoServer machine.
We put the IS ROMs into the 3100. Started up.. all looks good,
just like it were an InfoServer. Next step: connect the hard
disk (RZ24) of the InfoServer to the 3100. Set the boot flag
to D0000000 (IS standard) and.. yay, off we go. We have an
IS 3100 :) (actually, it reports itself as being an 150, so
that all seems to work out fine.)
We then connected another disk (a standard RZ23 104MB) and did
an install of IS onto that disk. No problems there, either..
the ESS software assumes it's an IS150.
So there. YES, IT WORKS.
One caveat: this 3100 seems to want the console port MMJ port
3, unlike most others I have seen. ESS puts it on port 1, so,
after booting the VAX into ESS, you have to re-plug the console
terminal into port 1 to get to the ESS login prompt.
Other than that, all works fine and as expected.
Phase II now continues: will this also work on a VAXstation
3100, i.e., the other mainboard?
Watch this channel for more updates...
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--fred
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Received on Tue Oct 28 2003 - 09:03:42 GMT