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Re: Remember Ultrix?

From Mark Wickens <mark@wickensonline.co.uk>
Newsgroups comp.unix.ultrix
Subject Re: Remember Ultrix?
Date 2012-06-27 15:27 -0700
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Whilst we're having this discussion, I wonder if anyone has ever come across this phenomena. I've previously tried to install Ultrix on a VAXstation 3100 m38 and it ended up not booting correctly - the graphics test would repeat itself after POST check got to 'B' ad infinitum.

After much swapping of boards/PSUs/etc I got a VAXstation 3100 m30 running today and proceeded to install Ultrix on that, however, following complete installation and half by the Ultrix install process I attempting a reboot which hung. After a power cycle I could no longer get the machine to boot, I got a question mark after the F? then the countdown proceeded to B_ then hung.

I'm guessing I'm not going mad and it's probably going to be something to do with heat and the amount of time the machine has been switched on. Note that this box has been pulled out of storage for the first time and it could easily be 10 years since it was last powered up.

Any thoughts would be most appreciated... I'm getting tired of VAXen failing on me lately...

Thanks, Mark.

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Remember Ultrix? Scott Walker <decbuff@gmail.com> - 2011-11-11 08:23 -0800
  Re: Remember Ultrix? Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer@gsi.de> - 2011-11-12 04:19 +0100
  Re: Remember Ultrix? Dennis Grevenstein <dennis.grevenstein@gmail.com> - 2011-11-12 03:37 +0000
    Re: Remember Ultrix? Mark Wickens <mark@wickensonline.co.uk> - 2012-06-22 15:00 -0700
      Re: Remember Ultrix? Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer@gsi.de> - 2012-06-23 11:30 +0200
      Re: Remember Ultrix? Dennis Grevenstein <dennis.grevenstein@gmail.com> - 2012-06-23 12:28 +0000
        Re: Remember Ultrix? Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer@gsi.de> - 2012-06-24 01:39 +0200
          Re: Remember Ultrix? Dennis Grevenstein <dennis.grevenstein@gmail.com> - 2012-06-24 01:26 +0000
            Re: Remember Ultrix? Mark Wickens <mark@wickensonline.co.uk> - 2012-06-27 15:27 -0700
              Re: Remember Ultrix? Dennis Grevenstein <dennis.grevenstein@gmail.com> - 2012-06-28 08:08 +0000
                Re: Remember Ultrix? Mark Wickens <mark@wickensonline.co.uk> - 2012-06-28 01:17 -0700
                Re: Remember Ultrix? Dennis Grevenstein <dennis.grevenstein@gmail.com> - 2012-06-28 12:09 +0000

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