18 Oct
2000
18 Oct
'00
2:27 p.m.
VMS boots and all, but it does not recognize my
framebuffer and so won't
run DecWindows yet. How do I fix that?
Hate to tell you this, but get a supported framebuffer. I'm guessing you've
got a PMAG-D/PGX. Could you please let me know exactly what framebuffer it
is, I'm working on a list of such info. Based on info I just received today
support for the PMAG-D was dropped in OpenVMS V7.1.
Of all the drives I've tried, the only one that
worked was an old Quantum
210mb. I'd like more flexibility. Any hints on what I need to do to a
drive to make it run on this machine? They generally are 'seen', but VMS
bombs when I try to install.
I basically only use DEC drives, I've got one VMS system with a non-DEC
drive in it at the moment and it's on my todo list, thanks to corrupted
files. Don't know if the fact it's a 3rd Party drive is to blame or not,
but I don't like messing with 3rd party drives on my VMS systems. I think
most hobbyists run with 3rd party drives though. Based on a recent thread
it sounds like Allison has a lot of experience in this area.
Even though I've got cdrom drives that are
jumperable for 512byte blocks,
none worked properly but the original RRD40 which is slower than molasis
in February, the only RRD40 we have got, and it requires some wierd cart I
don't have. The only way I can change cd's is to disassemble the drive,
draw the disk out with hemostats, and slip the replacement in.
As insane as this is going to sound try setting one of those juperable
drives to 2048-byte blocks. I could swear my VLC doesn't like the 512-byte
setting on my 'floater' CD-ROM, and yes I know the 512-byte blocks are a
requirement!
Good luck getting a cart for the RRD40, they're probably worth more than the
drive.
Basicly, I need a primer on VMS, and someone to
corrospond with who knows
his/her stuff.
Standard answer:
http://www.openvms.compaq.com:8000/
Though if you're wanting a primer try http://www.amazon.com or
http://www.powells.com (one of Amazons primary suppliers in used books).
Zane