25 Dec
2001
25 Dec
'01
1:34 p.m.
No, really, that's not odd. The output drivers of your terminals serial
line short the transmit line (which is your VAXens receive line) to
ground when powered off. This is interpreted as a BREAK, which, by
definition, is the "if-all-else-fails"-signal to halt the CPU, whatever
it might be doing.
ms
On Tue, 2001-12-25 at 00:44, Doc wrote:
On 24 Dec 2001, Michael Schneider wrote:
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Michael Schneider email: ms(a)vaxcluster.de
Germany http://www.vaxcluster.de
People disagree with me. I just ignore them.
(Linus Torvalds)
Disconnect your terminal.
As a proof, this email is sent to the list via my 4000/60, running
NetBSD without a console terminal attached. (Some proof, i know ... 8-)
The 4000/vlc works just as well.
To get the 4000/60 autobooting you have to have
SET BOOT dka0 (or whatever your system disk is)
SET HALT 1
SET BFLG 0
It works. :^)
The "disconnect your terminal" part was the thing. I find it odd that
the box won't even finish power-up diags if the terminal is connected
and turned off.
Doc