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From: cczanj@vax.nott.ac.uk (Andy Jack)
Subject: What's wrong with a BA213 and a KFMSA?
Reply-To: cczanj@vax.nott.ac.uk (Andy Jack)
Organization: University of Nottingham, UK
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 12:42:54 GMT

We have a VAX 6410 that needs more disk. The existing KDB50 controller is full
with 4 RA drives and there is a feeling that the whole system may be replaced
next year by a 4000 series machine. It seemed a good idea to buy a KFMSA
controller and start buying RF disks which would carry over to a 4000. An RF73
won't go in the existing SA600 cabinet, so DEC offer us an R400X cabinet at a
fairly high price (approx 50% of the cost of the RF73). A third party has
offered an RF73 in a BA213 cabinet at a much lower cost but DEC say that the
combination of a KFMSA and a BA-style cabinet for DSSI disks is not supported.

Why ever not? What has the box got to do with it?

	Andy
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.os.vms,vmsnet.sysmgt
From: helen@pulua.hcc.hawaii.edu (Helen Rapozo)
Subject: Re: What's wrong with standalone backup?
Organization: Honolulu Community College
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 18:54:50 GMT

In article <15DEC199214031897@rdth2> pbricker@rdth2 (Preston Bricker) writes:
>In article <9675155@MVB.SAIC.COM>, Hoverson@Fwva.Saic.Com (Jeff Hoverson %%% SAIC %%% 619535-7043 %%%) writes...
>>avk@hafnium.cchem.berkeley.edu (Tony Konashenok) writes:
>>>I am trying to restore my system disk (RD53) from backup tape (TK50).
>>>I boot standalone backup from TK50, it comes to "$" prompt, and I
>>>enter
>>>       backup/image/initialize/log _mua0:backup1.sav/save_set _dua0:
>
>A question!  Are the underscores before the drive names mandatory,
>optional or erroneous?
**********
When VMS is running an underscore in front of the device name means you
are pointing to that device instead of using the logical if it was
defined on that system (some systems may have defined a logical
MUA0: or DUA0: to point to a different device).

When standalone backup is running they should be no logicals defined
so the underscore in front of the device name would not be mandatory
(I never tried to enter underscores in front of device names when
I do standalone backups).


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: fisk@cvdv99.mayo.edu (Tom Fisk | 2D-337 STM | 5-4341)
Subject: Re: Wanted: print file from Ultrix to VAX
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Reply-To: fisk@mayo.edu
Organization: University of Arizona MIS Department - Mosaic Group
Date: 13 Dec 1992 21:04 -0700

In article <cslee.143.724327171@pds.nchu.edu.tw>, cslee@pds.nchu.edu.tw (Lee Chee Siong) writes...
>    Could someone point me how to print my file from Ultrix to VAX/VMS?
>Is there a lpd like in UNIX for VAX/VMS that I can use lpr in Ultrix and
>print the file to VAX?

TCP/IP services for VMS (V2.0 from DEC) includes lpd for printing files from a
Unix system to a VAX and visa-versa, as do many of the other TCP/IP 
implementations for the VAX. 

If TCP/IP is available on the VAX, ask the system manager if it supports lpd
print services.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: mbg@world.std.com (Megan B Gentry)
Subject: Re: two-headed vaxes
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 21:41:46 GMT

melanie@ph-meter.beckman.uiuc.edu (Melanie Humphrey) writes:

>boots just fine.  however neither genvmunix or the kernel i built with
>both qd0 and qd1 in it sees the 2nd card. first card comes up fine as
>the console. the 2nd card worked fine in a ba23 gpx that was recently
>put out to pasture.

If it worked fine in another machine, as the console device, it will
need to be configured to BE the second device on your new machine. Make
sure the hardware responds at 177402.  That block of switches should
read on-on-on-off on the primary board.  It should read on-on-off-off
on the second board.  When you go to boot the Ultrix, it should list
an entry for qd1 at the proper address, if not, the board is either
not working or configured incorrectly.

Next, ensure it is defined in your config file (you've done that) and
build a new kernel.

After booting this new kernel, you'll have to edit the
/etc/ttys file to include a line at the bottom of the file which looks
something like the line already there:

:0 "/usr/bin/login -P /usr/bin/Xprompter -C /usr/bin/dxsession -e" none on
secure window="/usr/bin/Xqdsg -su"

	add

:1 "/usr/bin/login -P /usr/bin/Xprompter -C /usr/bin/dxsession -e" none on
secure window="/usr/bin/Xqdsg -su"

now, doing a kill -HUP 1 should cause init to get that terminal going,
if not, try rebooting.

					Megan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.os.vms
From: syswtr@iowasp.physics.uiowa.edu
Subject: Re: Weird DZQ11 behaviourex
Organization: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 20:00:03 GMT

In article <1992Dec14.135453.18478@husc3.harvard.edu>, joltes@husc10.harvard.edu (Richard Joltes) writes:
> I'm having a problem with a DZQ11 interface on my home VAX II and would like
> to know if anyone has an idea about it...
> 
> Config:  VAXstation II in BA123 worldbox, KA630 CPU, 16MB memory
> 	 DEQNA, ESDI disk controller, TK50, VCB01 graphics card, DZQ11
> 
> Version: VAX/VMS 5.3
> 	 DECwindows (haven't tried VWS)
> 
> Problem: using a modem off any port on the DZQ, I get dropped characters (even
> 	 if I ALLOCATE the port before connecting to it),

  Increase SYSGEN parameter TTY_TYPAHDSZ...

Willy
From: ajc@pa.dec.com (AJ Casamento)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Graphics Board Woes
Date: 11 Dec 92 17:17:32
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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In-reply-to: fredv@abba.acs.uci.edu's message of 11 Dec 92 22:00:43 GMT



In article <2B290F8B.29577@news.service.uci.edu> fredv@abba.acs.uci.edu (Fred 
Velijanian) writes:

   In article <1992Dec11.174451.29724@dsg.cs.tcd.ie> skenny@dsg.cs.tcd.ie 
   (Stephen Kenny) writes:
>>>There are so many questions:
>>>
>>>(1) Do I have the right board ?  Written on the board itself is "PMAGB-B"
>>>    (there is no letter after the final "B").

>>I believe the last B refers to "field" installable version of the board,
>>basically its just a marketing part number. "A" may mean factory
>>installed.

>> Fred Velijanian
>> University of California, Irvine
>> fredv@uci.edu


Give that man a prize! And thank's for playing the new "Part Number is Right!"

You've cracked the code Fred. Now we'll have to create a whole new corporate
part numbering system. An example of what you have described is as follows:

	PMAG-BA		Factory Installed	HX Graphics Adapter
	PMAG-BB		Field Installed		HX Graphics Adapter

	PMAZ-AA		Factory Installed	SCSI Option Module
	PMAZ-AB		Field Installed		SCSI Option Module


You've obviously been spending too much time at DECUS again if you've been able
to understand this  ;-)

				Thanx,
				  AJ   (and silly hour has struck early again!)



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From: mzagsaa@v4.cgu.mcc.ac.uk (Tony Arnold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: VAXmate & Hard Card II xl
Date: 18 Dec 92 18:03:34 GMT
Reply-To: A.C.Arnold@mcc.ac.uk
Organization: Manchester Computing Centre


I hate to admit this, but I still have a VAXmate at home. I recently
bought a Hard Card II XL 50 meg disk from Quantum and have been trying
to install it, but with little success. I've tried altering the BIOS and
I/O addresses but to no avail.

Techniucal Support at Quantum have suggested that the power supply in
the expansion box for the VAXmate is not powerful enough to drive two
hard disks. I shall try disabling the original tonight to verify this.

My question is, has anyone out there successfully tried this and if so,
what did you do to get it to work?? Does anyone know if there is an
alternative power supply I could install, either internally or
externally? I should add that my budget is limited!

Any help much appreciated and best sent via e-mail to a.c.arnold@mcc.ac.uk

Tony Arnold.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: cmelaro@loyola.edu (Chris Melaro)
Subject: VAX 11/750 and InfoServer 100
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Loyola College in Maryland
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 16:02:00 GMT


	We have just recently recieved a 11/750 with no documentation.  I would
like to be able to boot it from our InfoServer in order to upgrade to a newer
version of VMS.
	I know that on our VAX 6310, we are able to do this with a command
similar to:
		BOOT/XMI:A/R5:E0000100 EXA0

	If anyone out there knows how to do the equivalent on a 11/750, or has any
advice, it would be greatly appreciated.

			Thanks in advance,

				CMELARO@LOYOLA.EDU

				(Chris Melaro)
From: tonse@csa3.lbl.gov (Shaheen R Tonse (510)-486-6349)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Monitor question for VAX 4000 (60)
Date: 20 Dec 1992 10:22 PST
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory - Berkeley, CA, USA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.3.254.198
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

Hello, I am posting this for a colleague so please respond to 
SANGSTER@PAGODA.LLNL.GOV

I have a new Vax 4000 Model 60. It does not drive my current monochrome 
monitor, which is a VR26i. A colleague has promised me a VR160-DA 16inch 
monitor if it will work on my new Vax .Does anybody know if this will work?
I DO know that a VR297 color monitor works as I borrowed one, but unfortunately 
I had to give it back.
				Thanks in advance, Craig Sangster.
						   (The Scientist-Gangster).
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: shor@utkvx3.utk.edu (Shor, Andy)
Subject: password lost on Vaxstation 2000
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 21:22:00 GMT

I just bought a Vaxstation 2000 for which the system password was apparently
forgotten or corrupted, since the one I was told doesn't work.  That would be a
reason to sell it.  It was running vms 4.7 and has an RD54 and no input device
other than ethernet.  Is there a way to get around this using the rom monitor
and halt switch?  I guess it would work to put the disk on another machine and
delete the password file, or something like that, but it is a lot of trouble.
I'm told it doesn't cost anything to transfer the vms license, but that
wouldn't solve anything by itself.  Any suggestions?  Thank you.

Andy Shor
shor@utkvx.utk.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: ss@panix.com (Steve Steinberg)
Subject: Help with a DECrepeater 350 (10 base T Repeater)
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 01:52:31 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC

I'm not sure what I am doing wrong.  I have several PC's using a 
Gateway 10baseT hub.  I can get to a Novel server or my DS 5500
with no trouble.  I tried to replace the Gateway hub with the 
aforementioned DECrepeater and nothing works!  I had a spare and 
got the same results!

Has anyone experience this?  Thanks in advance,
-- 
=====================================================================
=== Steve Steinberg   ==  ss@panix.com  == {cmcl2,apple}!panix!ss ===

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: jbrock@csfb1.fir.fbc.com (John Brock)
Subject: Alpha 64 bit integers
Reply-To: uunet!csfb1!jbrock
Organization: First Boston Corporation
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 20:50:14 GMT

A question for you DECie techie types from a total outsider.  Does the
new Alpha architecture have native 64 bit integers?  How are they
organized?  As a natural extension of DEC's little endian 32 bit
integers?  Or something else?

Will Alpha C compilers have 16 bit shorts, 32 bit ints, and 64 bit
longs?  Will FORTRAN have INTEGER*8?

Do the new MIPS chips have 64 bit integers, and are they the same as
DEC's?  Do they have them in both big and little endian flavors, as
they do with 32 bit integers?  How about HP (PA) and IBM (POWER)
architectures, which I understand are also at least potentially 64
bit.  It seems to me that with 64 bits to play around in there is even
more potential for incompatabilities and big/little endian type warfare
than with 32 bits, so I hope somebody is thinking about this.

-- 
John Brock
uunet!csfb1!jbrock
jbrock@csfb1.fir.fbc.com
From: ajc@pa.dec.com (AJ Casamento)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: SCSI Turbochannel option on DEC3000/400
Date: 12 Dec 92 15:42:01
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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In-reply-to: jeh@cmkrnl.com's message of 12 Dec 92 08:30:53 GMT




In article <1992Dec12.003053.958@cmkrnl.com> jeh@cmkrnl.com writes:


>>.. with the wiring and connectors supplied by DEC.  Is there any technical
>>reason why the "internal" SCSI chain can't be extended to the outside (as can
>>be done rather trivially on, for example, the dual-SCSI VAXstation 3100's) ? 

>>   --- Jamie Hanrahan, Kernel Mode Consulting, San Diego CA

Jaime,

  I'm afraid that the bit about the wiring and connectors lost me? To what are
you referring?

As for extending the SCSI cable outside of the box, it's not really set up for
that (although it could be hacked to be that way in a lab). One of the major
issues would be getting the cable through a bulkhead and maintaining EMI rating
for the system. The internal SCSI is run through etch in the module to a cable
connector near the drive plate. From there it cables up to the drives. Not the
best orientation to use for going back outside of the system enclosure.

I hope that's a little clearer.

				Thanx,
				  AJ


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      * 529 Bryant Ave. PAG-2		 rather, which of my personalities *
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      * 415.617.3460							   *
      * ajc@pa.dec.com  						   *
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Xref: sparky comp.sys.dec:6431 comp.lang.perl:7368
From: iglesias@draco.acs.uci.edu (Mike Iglesias)
Subject: Re: Perl on Alpha AXP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.lang.perl
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 11 Dec 92 21:11:45 GMT

In article <harlan.724097166@Physik.TU-Muenchen.DE> harlan@Physik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Magnus Harlander) writes:
>FYI: Perl compiles and tests out of the box on a DEC Alpha AXP3000/500
>with DEC-OSF/1.2

However there are some things that don't work correctly, like the Perl
"man" program.  Perl dies with a seg fault trying to parse the program.

>The machine made a very stable and solid impression.

Yes, it is a nice system.


Mike Iglesias                        Internet:    iglesias@draco.acs.uci.edu
University of California, Irvine     BITNET:      iglesias@uci
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: mcgrant@rascals.stanford.edu (Michael C. Grant)
Subject: X11R5 server for the HX graphics controller?
Organization: Information Systems Laboratory, Stanford University
Date: 17 Dec 92 17:21:32


How much longer am I going to have to wait for Xws to handle 
the HX graphics card?

Thanks,
Michael C. Grant
Information Systems Laboratory
Stanford University
--
"Long hair, short hair--what's the difference once the head's blowed off?" (?)
From: alan@nabeth.enet.dec.com (Alan Rollow - Alan's Home for Wayward Tumbleweeds.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Disk stripping on Alpha/OSF
Keywords: Alpha
Date: 14 Dec 92 20:22:14 GMT
Reply-To: alan@nabeth.enet.dec.com (Alan Rollow - Alan's Home for Wayward Tumbleweeds.)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <cozzi.24@convex.rad.nd.edu>, cozzi@convex.rad.nd.edu (Marc D. Cozzi) writes:
>
> I have a need for fairly large file systems and files.
> file size > 4Gbytes
> file systems > 8Gbytes
>
> Does DEC offer disk stripping with Alpha/OSF ?
> If not when if ever will it be available?

OSF/1 on Alpha AXP systems will use 64 bit integers for off_t, allowing
very large files and file systems.  Using LVM on OSF/1 you can take parts
of disks and build large file systems.  This isn't really striping because
the chunks are too large, but it will get you virtual devices of the
required capacity.

If you do end up needing Striping, please let me know.  I'm the person
currently maintaining ULTRIX Striping and will likely have to do it for
OSF if there is need.
>
>Marc Cozzi
>Univ of Notre Dame
>cozzi@convex.rad.nd.edu
>
--
Alan Rollow				alan@nabeth.cxo.dec.com
From: pavlov@niktow.canisius.edu (Greg Pavlov)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Memory questions about DS 5000/240
Keywords: memory
Date: 18 Dec 92 06:55:27 GMT
Organization: Canisius College, Buffalo NY. 14208

> In article <1g4bk1INN4r4@urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de>, marten@ilt.fhg.de (Lutz Marten) writes:
> >
> >2.) What must I do to upgarde a DECstation 5000/240 from 16 to 72 MB.
> >    I put in the simms, then edit the config file and rebuild the kernel.
> >

   Note that in the DS 5000/2nn machines, memory upgrades are performed via
   addition of cards, not simms themselves.



   greg pavlov
   pavlov@fstrf.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
From: rince@dcs.warwick.ac.uk (James Bonfield)
Subject: Re: Alpha 64 bit integers
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Warwick University, England
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 10:29:59 GMT

In <BzF8Ju.LrG@csfb1.fir.fbc.com> jbrock@csfb1.fir.fbc.com (John Brock) writes:

> A question for you DECie techie types from a total outsider.  Does the
> new Alpha architecture have native 64 bit integers?  How are they
> organized?  As a natural extension of DEC's little endian 32 bit
> integers?  Or something else?
Here's an output of the first chunk of 'enquire'

SIZES
char = 8 bits, signed
short=16 int=32 long=64 float=32 double=64 bits 
char*=64 bits BEWARE! larger than int!
int* =64 bits BEWARE! larger than int!
func*=64 bits BEWARE! larger than int!
Type size_t is unsigned long
Type size_t is unsigned long

ALIGNMENTS
char=1 short=2 int=4 long=8
float=4 double=8
char*=8 int*=8 func*=8

CHARACTER ORDER
short: BA
int:   DCBA
long:  HGFEDCBA

> Will Alpha C compilers have 16 bit shorts, 32 bit ints, and 64 bit
> longs?  Will FORTRAN have INTEGER*8?

Fortran INTEGERs appear to be 4 bytes. I do not know if the language has
extensions for providing longer INTEGERS.

> bit.  It seems to me that with 64 bits to play around in there is even
> more potential for incompatabilities and big/little endian type warfare
> than with 32 bits, so I hope somebody is thinking about this.

Indeed there is - I've just finished (I think) porting about 3meg of source
to the Alpha. It was a Fortran and C mix so I needed to think a lot about the
size of fortran integers when accessed within C. Personally I think a big
endian 64bit machine would pose even more problems.

	James

-- 
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Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road,
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.nsc.32k
From: leo@marco.de (Matthias Pfaller)
Subject: FPU
Organization: Association for the Prevention of Polar Bears and Kangaroos
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 09:29:47 GMT

Hi,

I'd have a need for a FPU with D-stepping. My B-stepping FPU seems to have
serious problems when dividing... What would I have to pay for this?

	Matthias
From: rhyde@picard.ucr.edu (randy hyde)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.nsc.32k
Subject: Minix???
Date: 13 Dec 92 00:01:55 GMT
Organization: University of California, Riverside

Is anyone out there still hacking MINIX?
I've been messing around with my PC532 machines lately and I was wondering
if VM has been added, or if I ought to tackle this myself.  I am not really
interested in MACH or such developments (since I don't have source licenses
or anything like that, yet).  

Also, has anything ever been done about the speed of the file manager?
*** Randy Hyde
From: P.J.Jeffcock@bradford.ac.uk (Phil Jeffcock)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Psion Series 3: Any Problems?
Date: 16 Dec 92 10:49:31 GMT
Organization: University of Bradford, UK
Originator: phil@christian_death
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

James.Gorak (James.Gorak@mixcom.mixcom.com) wrote:
: I think the latest new production have serial numbers above 500000.
: There is a "version" code that can be displayed on the screen. To display
: the version code; turn the S3 on, press the system button so the application
: menu is displayed than press the function key (called the PSION key in the
: lower left corner), with the function kep pressed press V and the version
: code will come up in the lower right corner of the display.  My S3 is version
: 1.80F/ENG. As far as I know that is still the latest version.
: 
: I had an earlier version and had trouble with the icon key strip. PSION
: replaced it at no charge with the new version which has, so far, been
: trouble free. I've had the new S3 for about 3 months now and I use it
: every day. I'm quite pleased with it and would recommend the S3 highly.

The serial number on my machine is above 500000, and the keystrip has become
faulty after about 3 months of very active use - so it looks as if not even
the most recent models are free from this problem. Also, the speaker is very
eratic and so I can't use the tone dialing feature at all. However, I'm such
a light sleeper that it still manages to wake me up with the occasional short,
low blip. 

I find my machine indespensible, and I'm very reluctant to send it back to
PSION and resort to paper for 3 weeks as I know other people have been.
Maybe I'll do it when I go on holiday or something.
-- 
Phil Jeffcock (phil@bradford.ac.uk)
Computer Centre, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK. +44.274.383317.