DEC Alpha 3000 Model 600

[Rod Smallwood]

Now returned from vacation in southen Germany (warmer than the uk) and 
wading through 500+ emails.
Well the good news is that 8.3 _will _install on the 3000 - 600.  It 
boots every time now.
The problem is its verry fussy about the CD drive you use.
Borrowing a nearly new genuine DEC RRD drive from another alpha finally 
did it.
Next job up is to key in the PAK for TCP/IP and pull the whole PAK .cmd  
file over and run it.

Rod


On 08/09/2015 09:58, Huw Davies wrote:
> I don’t have access to the same resources I used to, but a bell ringing in my head says that V8.3 might have been supported on the 3000/400 as an upgrade but not as an original install.
>
> ISTR that the problem was running out of space on the CD to support booting older systems.
>
> As I said, this comes from memory so I could well be wrong…
>
> Huw
>
>> On 8 Sep 2015, at 12:52 am, Sean Caron <scaron at umich.edu> wrote:
>>
>> I have a 3000/400 and I was never able to get 8.3 to install on it ... I
>> don't think I was ever able to get it to even boot from the 8.3 media (with
>> most recent firmware) ... I just dropped back to V7.3 and it works great.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Sean
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Mark Wickens <mark at wickensonline.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I was quite surprised about 8.3 supporting the DEC 3000/600 AXP, however
>>> looking at the Quickspecs you appear to be right.
>>>
>>> http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx%2Fc04154442.pdf
>>>
>>> However, I don't see any Turbochannel graphics adapters listed as
>>> supported, only the following:
>>>
>>> Graphics Options
>>> PBXGK
>>> ELSA/GLoria Synergy+ graphics option that provides 2D acceleration for
>>> supported PCI-based
>>> Alpha Workstations and Servers.
>>> PBXGD
>>> PowerStorm 300/500 graphics option that provides 3D acceleration or 3D
>>> acceleration with
>>> stereo viewing capabilities for supported PCI-based Alpha Workstations and
>>> Servers.
>>> PBXGF
>>> 3DLabs OXYGEN VX1 graphics option that provides 2D acceleration for
>>> supported PCI-based
>>> Alpha Workstations and Servers.
>>> PBXGG
>>> ATI RADEON 7500 2D and 3D, PCI and AGP graphics option
>>>
>>> So you might be out of luck on that front.
>>>
>>> Mark.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 07/09/15 10:16, Rod Smallwood wrote:
>>>
>>>> I thought it might be nice to have a DEC based graphics work station.
>>>> I had the Alpha, a high res monitor and the Hobbyist Media CD for
>>>> ALPHAVMS 8,3. (yes the system supports 8.3)
>>>> SFSG ..  So CD in the drive and switch on. First a nice colour graphics
>>>> demo/test.
>>>> Then the nomal system level stuff. >>> prompt, enter SHO DEV and our CD
>>>> drive shows as DKA400 just where it should be.
>>>>
>>>> So Boot DKA400: and off we go. After a while a menu appears from which
>>>> you can load  layered products you need.
>>>> It gets part way through the load and falls over with a data error. The
>>>> cd is a real bought and paid for Media CD and is not a copy.
>>>>
>>>> Before I do a lot of tedious emaling (HP have taken the Hobbyist program
>>>> in house) has anybody successfully loaded an Alpha  with ALPHA VMS 8.3?
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Rod
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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