2-problems with VAXstation 3100-76 and VAX 3100 10e

[Ian King]

Problem 1: you don't make it clear whether the VAXstations are configured with a keyboard and monitor or through a terminal, but I infer from your last bit about VT420 and VT320 that you are using serial.  There is a small switch next to the LED array on the back panel that tells the VAXstation whether to use serial or keyboard/monitor.  I don't remember which way is which, but try switching it the other way.  :-)  If the VAXstation is expecting a keyboard but doesn't have one (on its keyboard connection, not on a terminal), it will object.

Problem 2: Don't be surprised, it's not their job.  The point of the hobbyist license is that it is offered with no support - that's why it's free!  However, the forum at openvmshobbyist.com is very helpful, as are people on comp.os.vms - and here.  If you can provide a more detailed account of what isn't working, someone can help - someone like me, who has done a fair amount of installing lately.  (I just restored a VAX-11/780-5 for the PDP Planet Project.)  Did you successfully boot into standalone backup?  From there, did you successfully restore the saveset off the OpenVMS CD?  It's not like installing Windows....  -- Ian
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From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Retep the First [parasang at yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 3:50 PM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: 2-problems with VAXstation 3100-76 and VAX 3100 10e

Hi:

Problem 1:
I have two Vax with both with similar problems. One is a 3100 VAXstation-76 and the other is a VAX 3100 and both give a keyboard error. Both display a backwards "?" and then "VT420 Keyboard Error - 4"  -- the 3100-10e shows VT320 error instead. The VAXstation has not run as yet, but I have had the 10e running in the past. Now both machines display an error. Both machines and peripherals (including the VT420 and VT320) were purchased through eBay.


Problem 2:
About two years ago I signed up for an openVMS licence. Since then I have been unable to get the operating system working or either Montagar or ENCOMPASS to give me little more than the time of day. It has been almost 2 years since this started and I have tried almost all that I can think of to get it settled. Hopefully you can suggest what to do -- I have gone 1 year past the licence  renewal and no-one has even contacted me.

Peter


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