27 Feb
2003
27 Feb
'03
6:32 a.m.
I have a never ending stream of VAX6000s so it seems.
Have
one 6610 in my garage now, but it doesn't want to start up
quite so nicely. Think someone took out the master CPU to
sell it on epay before I took it home. I know, can probably
just connect the console an hit the magic Z button to get the
other CPU to start up... may be its worse.
I don't think there's a "hard-wired" master in a VAX 6000 like
there is in (say) a VAX 8250. There's an algorithm for determining
which CPU is the boss (based on something like slot number).
Rule #1 with the 6K (in my experience) is to reseat the boards.
If that doesn't do it, post the failure details.
Antonio
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