stupid vax tricks - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

28 Apr 1999

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    ?  6  80A1  0000.4001
??  1  00C0  0011.700E  
 Test 6 means that your SCSI bus is (most likely) unterminated, and Hm. If the
internal cable has a terminator plugged in, and there is a
terminator on the external port, what's left? 
There are also other quirks that can lead to test 6 giving an error -
bad termination is the most common.  Can you do a SHOW DEV and see
what comes up?

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 > Can you type "B DKA0" (or whatever your
OS resides on) and see if
> you still get the UNXINT? 
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 If I type "BOOT DKA3000" (the result of
"SHOW BOOT") the system boots to
VMS 5.5 
Then I'd say you're succesful!

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 I haven't yet attempted to see if it'll boot
unattended, with the BNC
terminated properly. 
Terminating will help #1, and in between SHOW DEV and simplifying the
hardware configuration you'll probably fix #6. 

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 Are there any good VMS neophyte resources on the
'net, aside from the VMS
FAQ?
What is the name of the account analgous to "root"? I'll recognise it when
I hear it but I can't recall what it is now. 
SYSTEM.  The VMS FAQ tells you how to break in, while physically present
at the console, if you've lost the SYSTEM password.

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