Vaxstation 4000/60 help please - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

18 Oct 2000

From: THETechnoid(a)home.com &lt;THETechnoid(a)home.com&gt;

...
 I don't know anything about VMS.

VMS boots and all, but it does not recognize my framebuffer and so won't
run DecWindows yet.  How do I fix that? 

Read "HELP DECWINDOWS"

The boot process does not have to recognize the framebuffer, you run
DECWINDOWS as a process.  FYI it's possible it's not installed.

...
 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. 

Gotta INIT them first.

...
 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 

I have two toshibas 2x scsi that work killer so maybe the CDrom is ????!

...
 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. 

You need a tray, they can be found.  it's not that unique.

...
 Basicly, I need a primer on VMS, and someone to
corrospond with who knows
...
 his/her stuff. 

Try the HELP utility, if that cant answer you question then try here.
Really,
it's kinda cryptic just like manpages but once you get into them you find
a lot of info.

That and a grey wall is handy too (VMS DOC set for V5 is grey binders
about 10 linear feet of them some 17 volumes.)

Allison