1 INFO-VAX	Wed, 12 Apr 2000	Volume 2000 : Issue 204       Contents:  "%BACKUP-F-WAITIDLEBCB" question+ Re: 36 Gb disk drive question (supported ?) % Advice Needed on New AlphaServer 2100 ) Re: Advice Needed on New AlphaServer 2100 ) Re: Advice Needed on New AlphaServer 2100  Re: backup tape parity error Re: Can't initialize resolver  Re: Can't initialize resolver ! Re: CPU factor for Alpha systems?  Re: DE500 problem/docs Re: DE500 problem/docs Re: DE500 problem/docs Re: Double broadcast messages  Double broadcast messages  Re: Double broadcast messages  Re: ebay to drop Sun?  Re: ftp.decus.org down?  Re: ftp.decus.org down? " Re: Is sys$dclexh ever not called?% Multimedia Services for OpenVMS Alpha ) Re: Multimedia Services for OpenVMS Alpha  Re: Netbooting mVaxII question Re: netscape 6 Re: netscape 6 Re: netscape 6 Re: netscape 65 RE: Northwest incident (cut fibre shuts down airline) 
 RMS errors Re: RMS errors Re: RMS errors signature file in MAIL Re: signature file in MAIL' SYSTEM-F-PATHLOST Message During Backup + Re: SYSTEM-F-PATHLOST Message During Backup < VAXstation 3200 - MicroVAX 3600 "?62 2 08 FF 00 0000" error?( Re: Warning: circuitsurgeon is a ripoff!: Re: Where to find DECserver Network Access Software (DNAS): Re: Where to find DECserver Network Access Software (DNAS): Re: Where to find DECserver Network Access Software (DNAS)+ Re: Will COMPAQ Australia please contact me   F ----------------------------------------------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 19:38:56 -0700 - From: "Michael Fields" <mwfields@hotmail.com> ) Subject: "%BACKUP-F-WAITIDLEBCB" question - Message-ID: <8d0mn8$8k11@chnews.ch.intel.com>   L Hi, all.  I'm new to the world of VMS mail and monitoring and have come upon a question.   J Recently, while monitoring our backups mail, I received the following textL "%BACKUP-F-WAITIDLEBCB" in a mail message.  I understand that the ""%BACKUP". denotes a back and that "F" denotes a failure.  G What I can't figure out though is why the backup failed.  I know what a H "Baddir" is and how to fix it.  However, I don't know what "WAITIDLEBCB" means.   Can anyone offer me a hand?    Thanks,    Mike   ------------------------------    Date: 12 Apr 2000 00:57:18 -04004 From: "Robert Deininger" <rdeininger@mindspring.com>4 Subject: Re: 36 Gb disk drive question (supported ?)+ Message-ID: <B5197A70-178AE@165.247.44.139>   G On Tue, Apr 11, 2000 1:09 PM, Jerome LAURET <jlauret@?.chem.sunysb.edu>  wrote: >     G I can't speak for VMS 7.2, but I am currently trying to figure out what E to do about a 36 GB Quantum drive that won't work on a DPW 600au with C VMS 7.1-1H2.  The console sees it, but VMS complains about invalid   inquiry data and gives up.  G Yes, there evidently are Compaq 36 GB drives working and supported, but H there are still various restrictions.  Storageworks building blocks seemC to be somewhat better supported at this stage than are bare drives.   D >	I am planning to by a 36 Gb disk drive but would like confirmationA >that this storage size is fully supported by the DK driver under  OpenVMS7.2  H >Alpha. One caveat : the Alphas are part of cluster where some nodes are vaxes J >running OpenVMS6.2 (with eco patch as described in instllation notes) and one J >other Alpha node running OpenVMS6.2 . I would use the drive only from the >Alpha 7.2 nodes.  >        ---------------------------  Robert Deininger rdeininger@mindspring.com    ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 22:22:12 GMT , From: bgoster@flash.net.NOSPAM (Brian Oster). Subject: Advice Needed on New AlphaServer 2100/ Message-ID: <38f39c06.519999389@news.flash.net>   F We are looking to upgrade our VMS Server with a used AlphaServer 2100.E Our old system is a Dec 2000-300 axp.  Following are the basic specs:   6 AlphaServer 2100 4/275  -  2 CPUs  - 4MB onboard cache	 512MB RAM   1 RZ29B-VW 4.3GB Wide SCSI Drive2 3 RZ29B-VW 4.3GB Wide SCSI Drive (Setup as Raid 5) 3 Channel Raid Controller  Fast SCSI-2 controller" 8-Bay Internal Storage Works Shelf 10/100 NIC Card C CD Rom Drive, Floppy, Pedistal Enclosure, Embedded SVGA Video, etc.  Open VMS v7.1-2 Base License NAS 200 License * Guaranteed eligible for Compaq maintenance   Price:  $9,500    @ Being relativly new to the Digital/VMS world, I have a couple of
 questions:  D 1.  Is this priced about right considering the hardware and the factF that it is a used system?  If it is way over priced, can you recommend0 any other vendors that deal with used equipment?  : 2.  We have 18 user licenses on the old system.  Are theseE transferable to the new system?  If not, is there a transfer fee?  Do @ we have to buy all new licenses?  Can the license PAKs simply be installed on the new system?  B 3.  Will the NAS license cover all of our networking needs such as? LAT, TCP/IP?  With our old system, I believe we had to purchase D licenses for these separately but the licensing seem to be different for this system.  F 4.  Is there anything else to consider, or any other hidden costs that8 we might not have anticipated with regards to licensing?      2 Brian Oster  Remove NOSPAM from my email to reply.   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 19:38:11 -0500 % From: JM <vmswiz@geonospamcities.com> 2 Subject: Re: Advice Needed on New AlphaServer 2100O Message-ID: <674D9E349789D692.AE755FB28F7B3502.82BD9781410DA62D@lp.airnews.net>    Brian Oster wrote: > H > We are looking to upgrade our VMS Server with a used AlphaServer 2100.G > Our old system is a Dec 2000-300 axp.  Following are the basic specs:  > 8 > AlphaServer 2100 4/275  -  2 CPUs  - 4MB onboard cache > F > 1.  Is this priced about right considering the hardware and the factH > that it is a used system?  If it is way over priced, can you recommend2 > any other vendors that deal with used equipment?  E I'd rather have a XP900 or Alphastation 500AU for a mere 18 users. Of H course, your application load and mileage may vary...Ultra and UltrawideF SCSI on the new boxes are much faster, EV5 and EV6 processors are muchD faster than a dual 275mhz. Plus, licenses should move over from your 2000-300 without any problem.   G The 2100 was an awesome machine...in 1995, but then, so was a 50mhz 486  dx2 desktop pc!    > < > 2.  We have 18 user licenses on the old system.  Are these! > transferable to the new system?   H Yes...should be able to just copy or move the old system disk to the newC machine and go back to work (well, sort of, if you keep your device . naming and reconfigure network devices and...)  D > 3.  Will the NAS license cover all of our networking needs such as > LAT, TCP/IP?    E NAS200 has a lot of products included. There used to be a web page at H www.openvms.digital.com that had a list. You might be able to search and@ find it. You should be ok for just about  anything except DECNET routing. (End node is included)    > H > 4.  Is there anything else to consider, or any other hidden costs that: > we might not have anticipated with regards to licensing?  F Make sure this 2100 is NOT an EISA-based machine. Ours has been a pain@ for the past 2 years and was finally shut down today. SWXCR aka A Raid-array 210's are annoying. These don't appear to age well. We E were running NT 4.0, so VMS may be entirely different on this system.   
 You want PCI!   B Another potential problem is the raid controller wants narrow scsiC drives. All the old RZ26-VA and RZ28-VA's are reaching end of their E useful lives. Even 4gb replacement RZ29's are getting hard to find in F reasonably new condition. Go with a newer controller in a pci slot andE new drives. I'd sacrifice raid for non-raid and new drives if cost is G the objective. New drives tend to last 3-5 years without failure if you A make an effort to never power them off and always keep them cool.   / Pure personal opinion...use your own judgement!    			*JM*    vmwiz@geonospamcities.com    ------------------------------   Date: 11 Apr 2000 23:38:07 GMT2 From: mathog@seqaxp.bio.caltech.edu (David Mathog)2 Subject: Re: Advice Needed on New AlphaServer 2100, Message-ID: <8d0d0v$1fb@gap.cco.caltech.edu>  ^ In article <38f39c06.519999389@news.flash.net>, bgoster@flash.net.NOSPAM (Brian Oster) writes:G >We are looking to upgrade our VMS Server with a used AlphaServer 2100. F >Our old system is a Dec 2000-300 axp.  Following are the basic specs: > 7 >AlphaServer 2100 4/275  -  2 CPUs  - 4MB onboard cache 
 >512MB RAM! >1 RZ29B-VW 4.3GB Wide SCSI Drive 3 >3 RZ29B-VW 4.3GB Wide SCSI Drive (Setup as Raid 5)  >3 Channel Raid Controller >Fast SCSI-2 controller # >8-Bay Internal Storage Works Shelf  >10/100 NIC CardD >CD Rom Drive, Floppy, Pedistal Enclosure, Embedded SVGA Video, etc. >Open VMS v7.1-2 Base License  >NAS 200 License+ >Guaranteed eligible for Compaq maintenance  >  >Price:  $9,500  >  > A >Being relativly new to the Digital/VMS world, I have a couple of  >questions:   E If I were you I'd go with a DS10 instead.  You'll get 3 years support J and it will be much faster than the 2100 (just be careful when working on K the console - the X11 server can use up all the CPU cycles.)  It will also  K be much smaller physically - put it on a shelf instead of using up 6 sq. ft K of floor space.  Get an U2W controller directly from Intraserver and two or D three 18Gb disks.  Buy the disks and memory third party.  That will H probably cost about the same as the 2100, but will be less overall sinceI you won't have to pay for service (unless you need better than warranty.)   4 Can't tell you anything about the license transfers.   Regards,   David Mathog mathog@seqaxp.bio.caltech.edu ? Manager, sequence analysis facility, biology division, Caltech     ------------------------------  # Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 05:22:44 GMT 1 From: Haeglsperger Gerd <Gerd@DPSG-Vilsbiburg.de> % Subject: Re: backup tape parity error ) Message-ID: <8d116o$ge2$1@nnrp1.deja.com>   ( In article <38F32691.FB5D22FD@ohio.edu>,   piccard@ohio.edu wrote: - > At the VMS $ prompt, type  HELP ON EXAMPLES  > % >                                 RDP   F the problem is, that the script doesnt react on an error handling. It: waits for operator assistance but doesnt exit the script. --                    ////                   (o o)# -----------o0o.-(_)-.o0o-----------  www.DPSG-Vilsbiburg.de    & Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.    ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 15:25:36 -0500 - From: Bruce Vinson <r4887c@email.sps.mot.com> & Subject: Re: Can't initialize resolver1 Message-ID: <38F38A40.A8672ED7@email.sps.mot.com>    Terry Marosites wrote: >  > Hello Again ,  > I > Working on an email problem I tried to do a nslookup and got this error  >  > $ MC sys$system:UCX$NSLOOKUP  > *** Can't initialize resolver. > 3 > Can someone tell give me a clue on where to start - > looking for the resolver and how to fix it.  >  > Thanks > Terry    Terry,  6 The local BIND (DNS) resolver has not been configured.  E Run the config procedure SYS$MANAGER:UCX$CONFIG (or UCX$CONFIG if UCX E pre version 5). Select the first menu option 'Core environment', then  'Bind resolver'.F Follow the prompts and enter the correct DNS information. You may haveF to restart TCPIP after that, but I don''t think so. You should be able to do the nslookup then.   Bruce Vinson   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 15:52:37 -0500 - From: Bruce Vinson <r4887c@email.sps.mot.com> & Subject: Re: Can't initialize resolver1 Message-ID: <38F39095.F02C3437@email.sps.mot.com>    Bruce Vinson wrote:  >  > Terry Marosites wrote:G > Run the config procedure SYS$MANAGER:UCX$CONFIG (or UCX$CONFIG if UCX ,                                        ^^^  G > pre version 5). Select the first menu option 'Core environment', then     > Bruce Vinson   Make that TCPIP.   Bruce Vinson   ------------------------------  # Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 02:48:47 GMT ) From: "Neil Rieck" <n.rieck@sympatico.ca> * Subject: Re: CPU factor for Alpha systems?; Message-ID: <juRI4.74187$1C2.2188437@news20.bellglobal.com>   = Larry Kilgallen <kilgallen@eisner.decus.org> wrote in message ! news:2000Apr11.075122.1@eisner... J > In article <jgDI4.70992$1C2.2106401@news20.bellglobal.com>, "Neil Rieck" <n.rieck@sympatico.ca> writes: > L > > With regards to OpenVMS 7.x, my philosophy is newer is always better (myJ > > overworked VAX became rock solid once I upgraded from VMS 5.5-2 to VMS 6.2;E > > BTW - I never usually upgrade to any "dot zero" or "dot one"). In 	 September = > > '99 I upgraded to VMS 7.2 and all is well with the world.  > D > That is good for VAX, but on Alpha I would strongly urge people toI > use VMS V7.2-1 rather than VMS V7.2 due to a wide variety of bug fixes.   J Sorry for the omission. I didn't mention it because 7.2-1 is not availableJ for VAX, just 7.2 (I guess my comment was aimed at the numerous sys ops atA my company who claim there is no go reason to migrate from 5.5-2)   
 Neil Rieck* Kitchener(New Berlin?)/Waterloo/Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.! http://www3.sympatico.ca/n.rieck/ 6 http://www3.sympatico.ca/n.rieck/docs/alpha_diary.html   ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 18:41:48 GMT  From: Dirk Munk <munk@home.nl> Subject: Re: DE500 problem/docs ' Message-ID: <38F37203.7AFB1353@home.nl>    mumfrd@my-deja.com wrote:  > G > I have a de500 thats giving me problems. Anyone know where I can find  > any DE500 docs on the web? > F > If not maybe someone can help. We just bought a used AS4100, but the% > de500 won't connect to the network. G > The LINK light comes on at the de500 end, but not at the 3com network & > end. I've tried 2 cables, no change. > I > At the >>> level, a SHOW CONFIG shows the de500 OK, but when I boot VMS % > and run netconfig, it tells me that " > there are "no lines configured". > + > This is OpenVMS 6.2-1h3, Decnet phase IV.   G The recommendation is to use the DE500 for VMS versions > = 7.1, so you 1 should look for an earlier type of ethernet card.    regards,   Dirk       >  > Anybody have any ideas?  >  > Thanks in advance  >   > robert.mumford@sea.siemens.com > [End of file]  > ( > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.    ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 19:41:35 GMT * From: kuhrt@eisner.decus.org (Marty Kuhrt) Subject: Re: DE500 problem/docs ' Message-ID: <2000Apr11.154135.1@eisner>   D In article <8cvn8d$2hb$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, mumfrd@my-deja.com writes:G > I have a de500 thats giving me problems. Anyone know where I can find  > any DE500 docs on the web? > F > If not maybe someone can help. We just bought a used AS4100, but the% > de500 won't connect to the network. G > The LINK light comes on at the de500 end, but not at the 3com network & > end. I've tried 2 cables, no change.  F You didn't say which 3com network thingy you had it plugged into, but B I had problems with a 3com switch not auto configuring properly.  C I eventually had to force the port speed on the switch and set the  ) port speed on the card via the console.      > I > At the >>> level, a SHOW CONFIG shows the de500 OK, but when I boot VMS % > and run netconfig, it tells me that " > there are "no lines configured". > + > This is OpenVMS 6.2-1h3, Decnet phase IV.  >   D I vaguely remembering that I had to apply a patch on one of my 4100sE when running 6.2 to handle the DE500.  Check for a patch with LAN in   its name on the patch site.    ------------------------------   Date: 11 Apr 2000 21:48:56 CST; From: wayne@tachyon.xxx.325223.killspam.05a0 (Wayne Sewell)  Subject: Re: DE500 problem/docs . Message-ID: <2LtQQqLFoCr7@tachxxsoftxxconsult>  D In article <8cvn8d$2hb$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, mumfrd@my-deja.com writes:G > I have a de500 thats giving me problems. Anyone know where I can find  > any DE500 docs on the web? > F > If not maybe someone can help. We just bought a used AS4100, but the% > de500 won't connect to the network. G > The LINK light comes on at the de500 end, but not at the 3com network & > end. I've tried 2 cables, no change. > I > At the >>> level, a SHOW CONFIG shows the de500 OK, but when I boot VMS % > and run netconfig, it tells me that " > there are "no lines configured". > + > This is OpenVMS 6.2-1h3, Decnet phase IV.  >  > Anybody have any ideas?o >     H Do both sides agree on speed (10/100)?  Autosensing doesn't always work,H especially with certain switches.  The de500 has a light for 100 megabitM operation.  Is it on?  Is the cable plugged into a 100 megabit port?  Did youeO do a "set ewa0_mode fast"?  If you are plugged into a 10 megabit port, use "set'1 ewa0_mode twist" and the 100 light should be out.s  M Full duplex or not is also a source of incompatibility between devices.  Somee9 switches won't do full duplex, even though they claim to.e   Wayneb   -- tO ===============================================================================oK Wayne Sewell, Tachyon Software Consulting  (281)812-0738  wayne@tachyon.xxxh8 http://www.tachyon.xxx/www/tachyon.html and wayne.html  K change .xxx to .com in addresses above, assuming you are not a spambot  :-)sO ===============================================================================MN Butler:"Gentlemen!"  Curly(as he and other Stooges look around):"Who came in?"   ------------------------------    Date: 12 Apr 2000 00:47:11 +0200* From: eplan@kapsch.net (Peter LANGSTOEGER)& Subject: Re: Double broadcast messages* Message-ID: <38f3ab6f$1@news.kapsch.co.at>  a In article <38F3A93E.33D6995@vl.videotron.ca>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vl.videotron.ca> writes:r >Situation:  >r> >Am logged into node BIKE as user JFMEZEI in a DECTERM window.: >From there, I SET HOST to node VELO and login as JFMEZEI. >- >BIKE and VELO are in a cluster-P > (each with their own SYSUAF and system diSk - not a homogenous cluster - yet). >hO >whenever JFMEZEI on VELO gets a new mail message, two broadcasts are delivered1L >to the DECterm window. (I guess one delivered to JFMEZEI on VELO and one to8 >JFMEZEI on BIKE, both being on the same DECterm window) >iO >The problem is that doing SET TERM/NOBROADCAST disables the broadcast for bothn5 >sessions on the same terminal so I get 0 messages...o > 3 >Is there a way to eliminate duplicate broadcasts ?t  F Yes. Issue a SET BROADCAST=NOMAIL on BIKE before doing a SET HOST VELO   --  < Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTOEGER           Tel.    +43 1 81111-2651; Network and OpenVMS system manager  Fax.    +43 1 81111-888-< FBFV/Information Services           E-mail  eplan@kapsch.netF <<< KAPSCH AG  Wagenseilgasse 1     PSImail PSI%(0232)281001141::EPLANH A-1121 VIENNA  AUSTRIA              "I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist"N "VMS is today what Microsoft wants Windows NT V8.0 to be!" Compaq, 22-Sep-1998   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 18:37:51 -0400i0 From: JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vl.videotron.ca>" Subject: Double broadcast messages. Message-ID: <38F3A93E.33D6995@vl.videotron.ca>  
 Situation:  = Am logged into node BIKE as user JFMEZEI in a DECTERM window.C9 From there, I SET HOST to node VELO and login as JFMEZEI.t   BIKE and VELO are in a clusterO  (each with their own SYSUAF and system diSk - not a homogenous cluster - yet).e  N whenever JFMEZEI on VELO gets a new mail message, two broadcasts are deliveredK to the DECterm window. (I guess one delivered to JFMEZEI on VELO and one ton7 JFMEZEI on BIKE, both being on the same DECterm window)s  N The problem is that doing SET TERM/NOBROADCAST disables the broadcast for both4 sessions on the same terminal so I get 0 messages...  2 Is there a way to eliminate duplicate broadcasts ?   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 19:00:25 -0400g0 From: JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vl.videotron.ca>& Subject: Re: Double broadcast messages/ Message-ID: <38F3AE86.BA2D357D@vl.videotron.ca>r   Peter LANGSTOEGER wrote:5 > >Is there a way to eliminate duplicate broadcasts ?1 > H > Yes. Issue a SET BROADCAST=NOMAIL on BIKE before doing a SET HOST VELO  L Thanks. I had looked only at the reply/disable and SET TERM/NOBROADCAST, but. didn'.t think that there was a SET BROADCAST !  D Actually, I can issue it on either of the two sessions and it works.  G (doing a SET BROADCAST=NONE on one of the two sessions will disable all 
 duplicates !)o  L Thanks for the pointer. I feel like such a newbie ! I should have known that one !e   ------------------------------   Date: 11 Apr 2000 22:53 -0400L From: hein@eps.zko.dec.c*m Subject: Re: ebay to drop Sun?& Message-ID: <11APR200022535781@miasys>  K In article <38F31974.33CD1318@bbc.co.uk>, tim.llewellyn@bbc.co.uk writes...t :  >"Main, Kerry" wrote:i : M >> Anyway, here is one of the first official Wildfire benchmark numbers usinge >> SAP numbers:eK >> http://www.ideasinternational.com/benchmark/sap/sap2tcs.html (as you caniJ >> see, it almost takes first place with half the number of cpu's that the :iK >Kerry, why are there no Sun or HP boxen on that list? Were they not testeds. >or did they just not make it into the top 13?  I Well, that first place was taken by a Siemens which I was hinted is a SunPB 'clone' build with new, fast, Fujitsu Sparc chips running Solaris.  I Sun decided to go 3-tier, and published a respectable 20,000 users result  with a 64-p box. h  H These tests are a major investment... total testbed memory for 3-tier isI best expressed in Tera-bytes for example. CPUs and Disks by the hundreds.yL To find a room big enough to hold the stuff is becoming the biggest problem!  J It is perfectly understandable not to have enough energy for both a 2-tierH and 3-tier result. Plus... this is all a bit of a game where all vendorsI try to find a niche often avoiding directly comparable results. And thereoK was also this time pressure... April-1 was the last day to submit Sap V4.0Bm and V4.5 results.  V4.6 next.i   hth, 	Hein.   ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 19:24:55 GMT  From: coy@eisner.decus.org  Subject: Re: ftp.decus.org down?' Message-ID: <2000Apr11.152455.1@eisner>I   1-800-DECUS55    or, board@decus.org  or 3 see the staff and board e-mail info on www.decus.or'  _ In article <38F30B96.70E8E57F@trailing-edge.com>, Tim Shoppa <shoppa@trailing-edge.com> writes: 5 > For the past week or so, any attempts to connect to > > ftp.decus.org have failed.  The links from the www.decus.org6 > library pages don't work either (these seem to be to3 > ftp://www.decus.org/, which is completely empty.)w > 9 > What's up?  Has DECUS abandoned these services?  I know B > I've complained in the past when they were moved from a VMS host> > to a Microsoft Windows host, but these services should exist% > somewhere under the DECUS umbrella!l > ; > Anyone have any E-mail addresses or phone numbers for the 9 > relevant people at DECUS who take care of this?  (Or atk> > Tacticom, who are being paid by DECUS to take care of this?) >  > -- nD >  Tim Shoppa                        Email: shoppa@trailing-edge.comI >  Trailing Edge Technology          WWW:   http://www.trailing-edge.com/.8 >  7328 Bradley Blvd                 Voice: 301-767-59178 >  Bethesda, MD, USA 20817           Fax:   301-767-5927   ------------------------------  # Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 01:27:52 GMTo. From: Michael Austin <maustin@nc.prestige.net>  Subject: Re: ftp.decus.org down?/ Message-ID: <38F3DE86.E5E990D5@nc.prestige.net>i  , This is a multi-part message in MIME format.& --------------97A5B36954B7FA2C046216A1* Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bitr  a I sent a message to the webmaster this afternoon and have not received a response. I tried to usea\ the search feature, and at the time of this writing(10:24pm 11-apr-2000) the website for the library states:o                    Software Librarya  `                The DECUS Software Library features a large collection of public domain software,] containing hundreds of programs and application packages contributed by users from around thee world.  V                The library is temporarily unavailable while we reorganize our website.      & --------------97A5B36954B7FA2C046216A1- Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii;*  name="maustin.vcf"a Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit-, Content-Description: Card for Michael Austin  Content-Disposition: attachment;  filename="maustin.vcf"c   begin:vcard  n:Austin;Michael r tel;work:704-947-10898 x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:Michael Austin, Inc8
 adr:;;;;;; version:2.1s+ email;internet:michaelaustininc@hotmail.com) title:President  x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Michael E. Austin	 end:vcardS  ( --------------97A5B36954B7FA2C046216A1--   ------------------------------   Date: 11 Apr 2000 17:35:10 CST; From: wayne@tachyon.xxx.160110.killspam.058e (Wayne Sewell).+ Subject: Re: Is sys$dclexh ever not called?S. Message-ID: <Syn8qLuoEMnw@tachxxsoftxxconsult>  q In article <2a8e84a4.15af8952@usw-ex0109-069.remarq.com>, Richard  <maher_rjNOmaSPAM@hotmail.com.invalid> writes:d > Hi,n > < > You might want to look at User Written System Services and& > the rundown routine address options. > 8 > Having said that I'm not completely sure when they are= > invoked. IE: They are called when $delprc is invoked but isq< > that as long as the image has just been linked against the< > UWSS? or after the first invocation of a routine? or . . . >     H During image activation.  Therefore you do not have to actually call any> routines in the uwss image for the rundown routine to execute.  O By the way, be *very* careful with such routines.  They run in either executivelK or kernel mode.  Exceptions in kernel routines can crash the entire system.d    L Fatal errors in exec rundown handlers would not be *quite* so catastrophic. N They would kill the process, which of course is already dying when the routineN is called.  :-)  On the other hand, the rundown would not complete whatever it	 is doing.    -- aO ===============================================================================yK Wayne Sewell, Tachyon Software Consulting  (281)812-0738  wayne@tachyon.xxx08 http://www.tachyon.xxx/www/tachyon.html and wayne.html  K change .xxx to .com in addresses above, assuming you are not a spambot  :-)@O ===============================================================================wN Butler:"Gentlemen!"  Curly(as he and other Stooges look around):"Who came in?"   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 15:23:32 -0400r, From: "Rod Prince" <prince_at_wserv_dot_com>. Subject: Multimedia Services for OpenVMS Alpha% Message-ID: <38f37d71.0@news.dca.net>-  E I was looking to play with the Multimedia Services for OpenVMS Alpha.D7   1. I loaded the Pak's required MMDOV-DV and MMDOV-RT.-I   2. Installed the layered product and rebooted.  Not sure if I needed toc reboot, but did it anyway.J   3. Ran the sys$test:mmov$ivp procedure, which informed me that I did not have any audio devices.   I The system that I am trying this on is a Alpha WorkStation 500A, that hasbG been converted to run OpenVMS (firmware upgrade, and SCSII controller).C  L Do I need a special Sound Card for OpenVMS, or do I need to change somethingD in the console to allow VMS to use the existing built in sound card?  6 I am using OpenVMS AXP 7.2-1, no patches at this time.  
 Rod Prince2 prince_at_wserv.com  (replace the '_at_' with a @)   ------------------------------    Date: 11 Apr 2000 21:50:01 +0200* From: eplan@kapsch.net (Peter LANGSTOEGER)2 Subject: Re: Multimedia Services for OpenVMS Alpha* Message-ID: <38f381e9$1@news.kapsch.co.at>  T In article <38f37d71.0@news.dca.net>, "Rod Prince" <prince_at_wserv_dot_com> writes:F >I was looking to play with the Multimedia Services for OpenVMS Alpha.8 >  1. I loaded the Pak's required MMDOV-DV and MMDOV-RT.   MMOV  J >  2. Installed the layered product and rebooted.  Not sure if I needed to >reboot, but did it anyway.    Not needed.   K >  3. Ran the sys$test:mmov$ivp procedure, which informed me that I did not  >have any audio devices.   Correct.  J >The system that I am trying this on is a Alpha WorkStation 500A, that hasH >been converted to run OpenVMS (firmware upgrade, and SCSII controller).  ( But hasn't got a supported sound device.  M >Do I need a special Sound Card for OpenVMS, or do I need to change something E >in the console to allow VMS to use the existing built in sound card?1  I You would need a supported sound card, which is the built in sound of the.6 VAXstation 4000 or the built in sound of the DEC 3000.E The M$ compatible sound card in the AlphaStation and the PWS is still $ not supported by OpenVMS (and MMOV).  7 >I am using OpenVMS AXP 7.2-1, no patches at this time.e  A You need at least MMOV V2.2 (still not released) and good hope...p   -- f< Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTOEGER           Tel.    +43 1 81111-2651; Network and OpenVMS system manager  Fax.    +43 1 81111-888p< FBFV/Information Services           E-mail  eplan@kapsch.netF <<< KAPSCH AG  Wagenseilgasse 1     PSImail PSI%(0232)281001141::EPLANH A-1121 VIENNA  AUSTRIA              "I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist"N "VMS is today what Microsoft wants Windows NT V8.0 to be!" Compaq, 22-Sep-1998   ------------------------------   Date: 11 Apr 2000 19:31:16 GMT4 From: hammond@not@peek.ppb.dec.com (Charlie Hammond)' Subject: Re: Netbooting mVaxII question 6 Message-ID: <8cvui4$dnj$1@mailint03.im.hou.compaq.com>  $ >> ... access to the system dick ...                              ^^^^) >Sorry, couldn't let this one slide.  ...   E Several years ago I made a DECUS presentation in which I intended to uB talk about a DISKless workstation.  However, it came out DICKless.  I Well, after a moment of embarrrassment -- and the requisite snickering --lF the presentation continued.  Afterwards,  one of the attendees came upF and asked me if I thought that he should upgrade his workstation with " a hard dick or with a floppy dick.   --  K     Charlie Hammond -- Compaq Computer Corporation -- Pompano Beach  FL USAvD            (hammond@peek.ppb.dec.com -- remove "@not" when replying)J       All opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily my employer's.   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 17:12:47 -0400e- From: norm lastovica <nlastovi@us.oracle.com>e Subject: Re: netscape 6 - Message-ID: <38F3954F.CDE23A1F@us.oracle.com>   5 I'm sure that asking netscape would be a good choice.d   David Mathog wrote:  > 4 > Netscape 6 is out now for Windows, Mac, and Linux.; > (At least the "Preview Release" is, whatever that means.)o > + > When can we expect version 6 for OpenVMS?- > 
 > Regards, >  > David Mathog > mathog@seqaxp.bio.caltech.educ@ > Manager, sequence analysis facility, biology division, Caltech   -- A< norm lastovica / oracle rdb engineering / usa / 603.897.3505  reply to: nlastovi@us.oracle.com   ------------------------------    Date: 11 Apr 2000 23:39:10 +0200* From: eplan@kapsch.net (Peter LANGSTOEGER) Subject: Re: netscape 6.* Message-ID: <38f39b7e$1@news.kapsch.co.at>  ] In article <38F3954F.CDE23A1F@us.oracle.com>, norm lastovica <nlastovi@us.oracle.com> writes:o >David Mathog wrote:5 >> Netscape 6 is out now for Windows, Mac, and Linux.o< >> (At least the "Preview Release" is, whatever that means.)  I That means MOZILLA M14 (which is available for OpenVMS just like M11 tillcI M13 had been) went to NETSCAPE to get out as "NETSCAPE Beta" and Netscapee7 decided then to call it V6 (cause of marketing and IE).w  , >> When can we expect version 6 for OpenVMS?  E Within a couple of days/weeks after the other platforms. Hopefully...h   But other question:D5 When can we expect the final version of NETSCAPE V6 ?d  
 I bet Q3/2000   E btw; Congratulations, MOZILLA is now 2 years old (and one year late).t  6 >I'm sure that asking netscape would be a good choice.   Are you sure ?C MOZILLA for OpenVMS wasn't done by NETSCAPE, it was done by OpenVMS3I engineering (just like NETSCAPE V2 and V3). So, I expect the same for V6,DG but it would be nice, if NETSCAPE V6 would change this (and let OpenVMSj% be again seem a major opsys platform)   H btw: Is AUTOPROXY of NETSCAPE V6 on UNIX working now ? MOZILLA M14 stillN has a non-working AUTOPROXY Support on UNIX and VMS, but no problems on Win32.M It is said to be fixed in M16 til M20 (one BUGZILLA comment says one, anothermO comment says the latter) which is weeks/months away (and a showstopper here)...    -- g< Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTOEGER           Tel.    +43 1 81111-2651; Network and OpenVMS system manager  Fax.    +43 1 81111-888 < FBFV/Information Services           E-mail  eplan@kapsch.netF <<< KAPSCH AG  Wagenseilgasse 1     PSImail PSI%(0232)281001141::EPLANH A-1121 VIENNA  AUSTRIA              "I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist"N "VMS is today what Microsoft wants Windows NT V8.0 to be!" Compaq, 22-Sep-1998   ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 23:54:21 GMTe2 From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen) Subject: Re: netscape 60' Message-ID: <2000Apr11.195421.1@eisner>o  W In article <38f39b7e$1@news.kapsch.co.at>, eplan@kapsch.net (Peter LANGSTOEGER) writes:t_ > In article <38F3954F.CDE23A1F@us.oracle.com>, norm lastovica <nlastovi@us.oracle.com> writes:=  7 >>I'm sure that asking netscape would be a good choice.a >  > Are you sure ?E > MOZILLA for OpenVMS wasn't done by NETSCAPE, it was done by OpenVMSnK > engineering (just like NETSCAPE V2 and V3). So, I expect the same for V6,eI > but it would be nice, if NETSCAPE V6 would change this (and let OpenVMS=' > be again seem a major opsys platform)=  = The only way any software vendor is going to believe there isd< a market for VMS is if they get requests from VMS customers.   ------------------------------  # Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 01:34:23 GMTj. From: Michael Austin <maustin@nc.prestige.net> Subject: Re: netscape 6o/ Message-ID: <38F3E00D.C9F7F172@nc.prestige.net>.  , This is a multi-part message in MIME format.& --------------72FDD825970847B3E017E64B* Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bito  H too bad IE is not available for anything other than Wintel.... The majorF problem with WWW is the inescapable fact that there are sites that can5 only be read in their entirety with one or the other.s    G I use both because you have too.  Which IMHO is why the browser war wasv ALWAYS a moot point.      & --------------72FDD825970847B3E017E64B- Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii;h  name="maustin.vcf"R Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bitr, Content-Description: Card for Michael Austin  Content-Disposition: attachment;  filename="maustin.vcf"e   begin:vcard  n:Austin;Michael B tel;work:704-947-1089  x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:Michael Austin, IncL
 adr:;;;;;; version:2.1 + email;internet:michaelaustininc@hotmail.com  title:Presidenta x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Michael E. Austin	 end:vcard   ( --------------72FDD825970847B3E017E64B--   ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 23:25:27 GMTN From: cd_root@my-deja.comm> Subject: RE: Northwest incident (cut fibre shuts down airline)) Message-ID: <8d0c8k$pgm$1@nnrp1.deja.com>-  
 In articleA <F02D5A46B8AED311BE4F0090279FA2401E82F1@ppnt41.physics.ox.ac.uk>, ;   John Macallister <J.Macallister1@physics.ox.ac.uk> wrote:uF > >Northwest Airlines had a problem where a some digging resulted in a cutu >o  ; If sharing is caring ... does sharing the pain mean I care?d  B This has been awhile ago (you can tell from the equipment). We hadG mV3100s as Pathworks servers at a number of locations, all connected tokF the Mother Of All Offices via T1 lines.  As a backup, we had DEMSA-XAsE with DDCMP enabled on the ports and dialback modems on a different LD( carrier for 'redundancy'.M  B Then someone got upset with their phone bill outside of Nashville.D They were still upset when the repair person arrived on site to findE them (and their hand-ax) sitting in an access point with the man-holeaF cover off, chopping away.   They were *really* upset.  They were stillB upset when the police arrived after the repair person called them.$ They were also *still* hacking away.  D Unfortunately, the cover they had lifted off was the one that housedE our T1 connection to the local site, and the line that T1 carrier hada& leased to our other carrier. Ouch. :-)   jc    & Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.H   ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 19:23:23 GMTO. From: Michael Austin <maustin@nc.prestige.net> Subject: RMS errorsu/ Message-ID: <38F3891D.EEFCF8D5@nc.prestige.net>s  , This is a multi-part message in MIME format.& --------------258BC08AB099AAA42EF8EED7* Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bith  C At one point there were some tools available to identify and repair A invalid RRV's in an indexed file.  Can some one point me to thoseeE tools.. It appears there was a hardware error (no one know when) that<F resulted in some corrupted data.  I am currently running an analyze toF determine how bad the problem really is.  I discovered it while tryingE to convert it to a sequential file to be moved to a unix environment.i (ARRRGGGHHHH).   Any help appreciated,m   Michael Austin Rdb DBA Consultant  & --------------258BC08AB099AAA42EF8EED7- Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii;   name="maustin.vcf"? Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bith, Content-Description: Card for Michael Austin  Content-Disposition: attachment;  filename="maustin.vcf"i   begin:vcard  n:Austin;Michael a tel;work:704-947-1089  x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:Michael Austin, Incn
 adr:;;;;;; version:2.1 + email;internet:michaelaustininc@hotmail.comh title:Presidenta x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Michael E. Austin	 end:vcards  ( --------------258BC08AB099AAA42EF8EED7--   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 18:06:15 -0400f' From: "Bill Todd" <billtodd@foo.mv.com>i Subject: Re: RMS errorse( Message-ID: <8d07gq$j9v$1@pyrite.mv.net>  I Invalid RRV pointers should not affect your ability to access the indexed 8 file sequentially (or randomly) by primary key, though aH structurally-corrupt RRV (which likely just means a structurally-corruptH bucket where the corruption was discovered in the process of scanning an RRV) would.-  I Unless you have alternate key duplicate values the order of which must besF preserved, you should be able to copy the file by primary key to a newJ indexed file with the same characteristics and eliminate the problem if itL is in fact just one of invalid RRV pointers (which can happen when a failure/ interrupts RRV updating after a bucket splits).t   - bill  9 Michael Austin <maustin@nc.prestige.net> wrote in messageu) news:38F3891D.EEFCF8D5@nc.prestige.net...dE > At one point there were some tools available to identify and repair:C > invalid RRV's in an indexed file.  Can some one point me to those G > tools.. It appears there was a hardware error (no one know when) thathH > resulted in some corrupted data.  I am currently running an analyze toH > determine how bad the problem really is.  I discovered it while tryingG > to convert it to a sequential file to be moved to a unix environment.l > (ARRRGGGHHHH). >a > Any help appreciated,a >c > Michael Austin > Rdb DBA Consultant >e   ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 21:25:11 GMTa. From: Michael Austin <maustin@nc.prestige.net> Subject: Re: RMS errorsw/ Message-ID: <38F3A5A8.46967575@nc.prestige.net>   , This is a multi-part message in MIME format.& --------------1F5B52B16CDB5E2F94054884* Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bitm  2 When trying to read all record sequentially I get:  7 %RMS-F-CHK, bucket format check failed for VBN = 447472r  K The analyze is still running, actually there was a problem with the command5K procedure and it aborted shortly after starting by which time I had alreadynP disconnected... oh well.  at least it is running now.  Last time it was run took" about 30 minutes.  So we will see.  P I dumped the data for these blocks and it does appear to be corrupt data.  There is also only one index.t   Mike     Bill Todd wrote:  K > Invalid RRV pointers should not affect your ability to access the indexedl: > file sequentially (or randomly) by primary key, though aJ > structurally-corrupt RRV (which likely just means a structurally-corruptJ > bucket where the corruption was discovered in the process of scanning an
 > RRV) would.. > K > Unless you have alternate key duplicate values the order of which must beeH > preserved, you should be able to copy the file by primary key to a newL > indexed file with the same characteristics and eliminate the problem if itN > is in fact just one of invalid RRV pointers (which can happen when a failure1 > interrupts RRV updating after a bucket splits).  >: > - bill >o; > Michael Austin <maustin@nc.prestige.net> wrote in messager+ > news:38F3891D.EEFCF8D5@nc.prestige.net...tG > > At one point there were some tools available to identify and repair-E > > invalid RRV's in an indexed file.  Can some one point me to thoseoI > > tools.. It appears there was a hardware error (no one know when) that J > > resulted in some corrupted data.  I am currently running an analyze toJ > > determine how bad the problem really is.  I discovered it while tryingI > > to convert it to a sequential file to be moved to a unix environment.i > > (ARRRGGGHHHH). > >  > > Any help appreciated,s > >i > > Michael Austin > > Rdb DBA Consultant > >u  & --------------1F5B52B16CDB5E2F94054884- Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii;a  name="maustin.vcf"a Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit , Content-Description: Card for Michael Austin  Content-Disposition: attachment;  filename="maustin.vcf"o   begin:vcard  n:Austin;Michael   tel;work:704-947-1089a x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:Michael Austin, Ince
 adr:;;;;;; version:2.1i+ email;internet:michaelaustininc@hotmail.comv title:Presidente x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Michael E. Austin	 end:vcardr  ( --------------1F5B52B16CDB5E2F94054884--   ------------------------------   Date: 11 Apr 2000 21:35:31 GMT* From: helbig@astro.rug.nl (Phillip Helbig) Subject: signature file in MAIL . Message-ID: <8d05r3$e28$1@info.service.rug.nl>  E Here's a puzzler: With most accounts on my machine, SHOW ALL in MAIL = says  3    You have not specified a default signature file.h  E which is fine (I prefer to include any of a number of .sigs with EDT cG macros :-) ).  However, in my own account, SHOW ALL doesn't list this, s
 and I get   
 MAIL> sh signtA %CLI-W-IVKEYW, unrecognized keyword - check validity and spelling=  \SIGN\=   while other accounts give   
 MAIL> sh signy0 You have not specified a default signature file.   Ideas?   ------------------------------    Date: 11 Apr 2000 23:53:19 +0200* From: eplan@kapsch.net (Peter LANGSTOEGER)# Subject: Re: signature file in MAILe* Message-ID: <38f39ecf$1@news.kapsch.co.at>  [ In article <8d05r3$e28$1@info.service.rug.nl>, helbig@astro.rug.nl (Phillip Helbig) writes: F >Here's a puzzler: With most accounts on my machine, SHOW ALL in MAIL  >saysa >r4 >   You have not specified a default signature file. >yF >which is fine (I prefer to include any of a number of .sigs with EDT H >macros :-) ).  However, in my own account, SHOW ALL doesn't list this,  >and I get r >a >MAIL> sh signB >%CLI-W-IVKEYW, unrecognized keyword - check validity and spelling > \SIGN\ >  >while other accounts give d >r >MAIL> sh sign1 >You have not specified a default signature file.  >  >Ideas?e  / 1) OpenVMS < V7.2		(cluster or single system ?)S) 2) MAIL/OLD (eg. via symbol in LOGIN.COM) / 3) Old MAIL.EXE in SYS$SPECIFIC or via DCL$PATHw 4) what else ?   -- -< Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTOEGER           Tel.    +43 1 81111-2651; Network and OpenVMS system manager  Fax.    +43 1 81111-888 < FBFV/Information Services           E-mail  eplan@kapsch.netF <<< KAPSCH AG  Wagenseilgasse 1     PSImail PSI%(0232)281001141::EPLANH A-1121 VIENNA  AUSTRIA              "I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist"N "VMS is today what Microsoft wants Windows NT V8.0 to be!" Compaq, 22-Sep-1998   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 16:45:15 -0500I/ From: "Stuart, Ed" <Ed.Stuart@austinenergy.com>e0 Subject: SYSTEM-F-PATHLOST Message During BackupT Message-ID: <CB874B506A79D1118FBC006097306B89031200CA@ohms.electric.ci.austin.tx.us>  
 Hello all;  K We're running Decnet OSI on OVMS V7.2.  We're trying to back up some of oureI Oracle data files from our development machine to disks in our productiondK cluster. We're doing this because the tape drives are faster on our clusteroI and we'd prefer to use them to put the data to tape after we transfer theiG files using backup.  We submitted the following COM file and the singlel0 backup command does not complete successfully.    
 $ sho time- $ dir/siz/dat=mod disk$data:[ora71_datafiles]  $!: $backup/lis/ignore=interlock disk$data:[ora71_datafiles] -=         farad::dsa101:[hertz_savesets]ora71_datafiles.sav/savi $ exit  / The batch log file reports the following error.dJ [ORA71_INDEXES2]ORA_PROD_INDEXES_03.DBS;1             1048576   7-APR-2000 15:321! %BACKUP-F-WRITEERR, error writingr2 FARAD::DSA101:[HERTZ_SAVESETS]ORA71_INDEXES2.SAV;1- -RMS-F-SYS, QIO system service request failedH5 -SYSTEM-F-PATHLOST, path to network partner node lostE  E Before we take this to our networking group, what type of OVMS/Decnetl troubleshooting should we do?  t  $ Ed Stuart                           ( Manager, Systems and Desktop Services	   Information Technology ServicesG City of Austin, Austin Energyd Ed.Stuart@austinenergy.com  + "Glittering prizes and endless compromises -. shatter the illusion of integrity" - Neil Pert  B *Please apply a generous amount of all the usual disclaimers here*   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 20:11:42 -0500a) From: Mike Drabicky <drabicky#dallas.net>u4 Subject: Re: SYSTEM-F-PATHLOST Message During Backup8 Message-ID: <58g7fscu84cdrpohnr3r33r39lt3rdbvl2@4ax.com>  0 On Tue, 11 Apr 2000 16:45:15 -0500, "Stuart, Ed"# <Ed.Stuart@austinenergy.com> wrote:a   >$ sho timep. >$ dir/siz/dat=mod disk$data:[ora71_datafiles] >$!s; >$backup/lis/ignore=interlock disk$data:[ora71_datafiles] - > >        farad::dsa101:[hertz_savesets]ora71_datafiles.sav/sav >$ exit  >v0 >The batch log file reports the following error.K >[ORA71_INDEXES2]ORA_PROD_INDEXES_03.DBS;1             1048576   7-APR-2000r >15:32" >%BACKUP-F-WRITEERR, error writing3 >FARAD::DSA101:[HERTZ_SAVESETS]ORA71_INDEXES2.SAV;1r. >-RMS-F-SYS, QIO system service request failed6 >-SYSTEM-F-PATHLOST, path to network partner node lost >rF >Before we take this to our networking group, what type of OVMS/Decnet  >troubleshooting should we do?   >6D Need more environment information but network bandwidth or number ofB buffers comes to mind. I had this problem before and it was due toF network congestion on the bridge/router/hub along the path between theD two systems. Upgraded to 100 Mbps full duplex and problem went away.B Other causes are possible. Please elaborate on your environment so that we can help.o   Mike in Dallas   ------------------------------  + Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 19:48:09 -0500 (CDT)m From: sms@antinode.orgE Subject: VAXstation 3200 - MicroVAX 3600 "?62 2 08 FF 00 0000" error?k) Message-ID: <00041019480910@antinode.org>1  F    My VAXstation 3200 with its graphics boards removed is almost happyH enough as a MicroVAX 3600, but the firmware seems still to be longing to see them again:r   ?62 2 08 FF 00 0000e  ? P1=00000000  P2=00000000  P3=00000028  P4=201406C0  P5=00000000O? P6=00000000  P7=01FF1000  P8=2004E1C2  P9=00000000 P10=20051CE0 ? r0=00000000  r1=00000028  r2=00000062  r3=201407A0  r4=2004E128(? r5=0000FF88  r6=01FF1000  r7=00000000  r8=00000000 ERF=00000180o   KA650-A V5.3, VMB 2.7u Performing normal system tests. @ 33..32..31..30..29..28..27..26..25..24..23..22..21..20..19..18..< 17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..09..08..07..06..05..04..03.. Normal operation not possible.  )    And then, if I ask, it boots normally.s      TEST 9E suggests:L 62  2004E128  console QDSS    mark_not_present selftest_r0 selftest_r1 *****  G    Simple-minded attempts at "mark_not_present" (such as "T 62 1") haveV had no obvious effect.  A    As I lack all useful hardware documentation on this thing, cannG someone supply, or direct me to, a method to suppress this complaint?  X  H ------------------------------------------------------------------------  C    Steven M. Schweda               (+1) 651-699-9818  (voice, home)dC    382 South Warwick Street        (+1) 763-781-0308  (voice, work) G    Saint Paul  MN  55105-2547      (+1) 763-781-0309  (facsimile, work)r9    sms@antinode.org                sms@provis.com  (work)    ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 22:01:01 -05008) From: Kurt B Mundinger <mslcglrh@fwi.com>a1 Subject: Re: Warning: circuitsurgeon is a ripoff! ' Message-ID: <38F3E6ED.E72D586F@fwi.com>    Arne Vajhj wrote: >  > Dan wrote:F > > I'd like to know why you are so adamant about protecting this guy?% > > Are you two in business together?8 > : > I do not think I am protecting him. I am questioning the2 > relevance of your posts and some of its content. > 8 > No - I have no business interests with circuitsurgeon. > . > I have never done business with them either. >  > Arne  6 I have been watching this thread develop and like many7 who have posted, I am somewhat overwhelmed by the noiseo8 volume of some of these posts.  Under most circumstances9 I would be inclined to dismiss this whole matter, except,L7 I have had dealings with the "circuitsurgeon" and sincen6 Ft Wayne, Indiana is home to both "circuitsurgeon and 2 myself, honesty compels me to offer the following:    9 My encounter with the subject, ciruitsurgeon, had nothings8 to do with the internet or decus (although I have been a7 lurking decus member for not quite 15 years) but rather 9 a local "swap & shop" weekly called "The Peddler's Post".-4 The incident recounted below occurred 1-2 years ago 4 during warmer months.  I have heard the criticism of5 Dan, the original poster, and only can state it's not., worth the effort to dig out the exact dates.  6 We had an old LN03 attached to an RS/6000 serial port 9 printing one particular job and as LN03's are want to do,r4 the fuser unit decided it no longer liked us.  When 4 reading the "Peddler's Post" what should I find, but3 an ad for a LN03 listed at $100.00.  The seller wasc4 Mr Gil, also dba as, you guessed it, circuitsurgeon.  6 I called the number listed, made arrangements to drive7 to circuitsurgeon's house about 2-3 miles (6-8 min from-3 my office.  I was told that he had just removed thet5 LN03 from a working system and it was in good workingt: order. (Although I seemed to recall he had some difficulty4 finding the (a) feed tray for paper in.  This struck0 me as a bit strange since he had just removed it+ from a working system (why wasn't the tray l immediately at hand?)t  5 Now accompanying me on this trip was my programmer ofl3 many years and lady friend.  She definitely did notp3 like the place or the seller and said that he "gave-) her the creeps".  My recollection is that-4 after picking up the LN03 we went directly to church4 as is our practice on Thursday evenings.  Our parish+ church is approximately halfway between thee6 circuitsurgeon's house and my office.  From the church3 we proceeded back to the office and went to installs our bargain LN03.  M  2 Guess what?  I have messed with LN03's before, but3 the printer which we transported very carefully andi4 without incident never produced so much as (1) copy.3 The next weekend I tried swapping trays, etc but to / no avail.  We talked it over and based upon theh1 atmosphere at the time of purchase we vowed nevera. to buy any item locally without insisting that/ the seller demonstrate any claims made for his  3 goods.  $100.00 seemed like an inexpensive teachingn/ example.  Frankly, the visit was uncomfortable h, enough that I would not have wanted to visit/ or insist upon an exchange or return for credite, of the subject printer.  We just had a dread/ concerning the prospect of having to deal with h0 the seller.  I am very glad it was only $100.00.0 I can't say I would like to be in the Canadian's+ shoes when having to deal with this seller.l   What does all this add up to?  c  . 1)  I am very inclined to believe the original+     poster, Dan when he wrote words to the e2     effect that "the machine had defective board".   2)  Let the buyer beware.a   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 23:30:30 +0200y0 From: "kl.grenouille" <kl.grenouille@wanadoo.fr>C Subject: Re: Where to find DECserver Network Access Software (DNAS)e% Message-ID: <8d05c7$aoc$1@wanadoo.fr>g  J Excuse me but I don't know what is this. If you are in university, I thinkJ you can find it in OFFICE 2000, but as I dont' understand what you mean inG DECserver NETWORK !!!!!!  My name is "GRENOUILLE" (frog, I'm the frencheJ girl) Try to explain to me with te simples samples what do you try to find& and if I know I 'll send you an email. Best regards
 GRENOUILLEA Richard L. Dyson <rick-dyson@uiowa.edu> a crit dans le message :e 38F2F4D8.61BADEEA@uiowa.edu...G > Does anyone know how or where I can find the DECserver Network AccessvH > Software (DNAS, #QB-0LWAA-WA) v2.3?  Where would I look for it?  Is itI > on a normal CD distribution or is it a special product I have to order?tF > If so, any idea how much it would cost?  Could a regular VAR get it? >y! > Thanks in advance for any help!  > Rick > --J > Richard L. Dyson                                    rick-dyson@uiowa.eduJ >  _   _      _____                http://www-pi.physics.uiowa.edu/~dyson/J > | | | |    |_   _|   Systems Analyst                     O: 319/335-1879J > | | | | of   | |     The University of Iowa            FAX: 319/335-17538 > | \_/ |     _| |_    Department of Physics & Astronomy/ >  \___/     |_____|   Iowa City, IA 52242-1479-   ------------------------------    Date: 11 Apr 2000 23:43:41 +0200* From: eplan@kapsch.net (Peter LANGSTOEGER)C Subject: Re: Where to find DECserver Network Access Software (DNAS)-* Message-ID: <38f39c8d$1@news.kapsch.co.at>  X In article <8d05c7$aoc$1@wanadoo.fr>, "kl.grenouille" <kl.grenouille@wanadoo.fr> writes:K >Excuse me but I don't know what is this. If you are in university, I think K >you can find it in OFFICE 2000, but as I dont' understand what you mean inhH >DECserver NETWORK !!!!!!  My name is "GRENOUILLE" (frog, I'm the frenchK >girl) Try to explain to me with te simples samples what do you try to findc' >and if I know I 'll send you an email.e  J Grew up, get back to your news server, read the Charta/Description of thisK newsgroup and you'll know, what (context) we are talking about and that your9 and your friends are in the wrong forum/discussion group.h   So long<   -- @< Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTOEGER           Tel.    +43 1 81111-2651; Network and OpenVMS system manager  Fax.    +43 1 81111-888b< FBFV/Information Services           E-mail  eplan@kapsch.netF <<< KAPSCH AG  Wagenseilgasse 1     PSImail PSI%(0232)281001141::EPLANH A-1121 VIENNA  AUSTRIA              "I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist"N "VMS is today what Microsoft wants Windows NT V8.0 to be!" Compaq, 22-Sep-1998   ------------------------------  % Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 00:11:14 +0200m0 From: "kl.grenouille" <kl.grenouille@wanadoo.fr>C Subject: Re: Where to find DECserver Network Access Software (DNAS)t% Message-ID: <8d07of$o15$1@wanadoo.fr>   G Ok thank you very much for yours explainations but It's not me who haveeK ceated his new grupn and i 'll try to explain it to my friends. I hope haveiL to our news because I like to speak english and you can help me to speak and write a better english Regards 
 Grenouille> Peter LANGSTOEGER <eplan@kapsch.net> a crit dans le message : 38f39c8d$1@news.kapsch.co.at... 7 > In article <8d05c7$aoc$1@wanadoo.fr>, "kl.grenouille"=" <kl.grenouille@wanadoo.fr> writes:G > >Excuse me but I don't know what is this. If you are in university, Io thinkoJ > >you can find it in OFFICE 2000, but as I dont' understand what you mean inJ > >DECserver NETWORK !!!!!!  My name is "GRENOUILLE" (frog, I'm the frenchH > >girl) Try to explain to me with te simples samples what do you try to find) > >and if I know I 'll send you an email.  >eL > Grew up, get back to your news server, read the Charta/Description of thisI > newsgroup and you'll know, what (context) we are talking about and that  youh; > and your friends are in the wrong forum/discussion group.u >r	 > So longt >  > --> > Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTOEGER           Tel.    +43 1 81111-2651= > Network and OpenVMS system manager  Fax.    +43 1 81111-888t> > FBFV/Information Services           E-mail  eplan@kapsch.netH > <<< KAPSCH AG  Wagenseilgasse 1     PSImail PSI%(0232)281001141::EPLANJ > A-1121 VIENNA  AUSTRIA              "I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist"D > "VMS is today what Microsoft wants Windows NT V8.0 to be!" Compaq, 22-Sep-1998f   ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 23:30:24 GMTe2 From: "Andy Proctor" <aproctor@nospam.hotmail.com>4 Subject: Re: Will COMPAQ Australia please contact me4 Message-ID: <955495995.428438@talita.eclipse.net.uk>  K Thanks to "someone in Canada" for passing the post to Australia. I now havep) been contacted and can spend some money!!w   Cheers   Andy Proctor  4 Andy Proctor <aproctor@hotmail.com> wrote in message. news:955358858.792684@talita.eclipse.net.uk... > All, >cI > If this is not the appropriate newsgroup, please accept my apologies. It haveJ > been trying to contact COMPAQ in Australia for about a week now (I am in the J > UK) I've left messages/Sent Faxes, even had COMPAQ UK trying to get them for5 > me - but no response.x >aF > Will someone from COMPAQ Australia please contact me. I would like aI > quotation for Hardware support on some PWS500au, and some PC's that ouraK > customer (in Australia) has purchased from us in the UK. (We are a COMPAQ;L > OEM) The Alpha's run VMS (The best!). I want to place support contracts onF > behalf of our customers (it's the way we do things) but I cannot get someone-I > in Aus to call or E Mail me back! I know that CPQ Aus may read this NG,C andFK > certainly that CPQ staff read it. Also for CPQ staff, please post correctTK > contact details on the web site (the phone numbers are not correct - as I ) > was told by a security guy in CPQ Aus!)g >>G > I have not given my work E Mail, but an alternative (I get too many E= mails J > anyway and would not like to receive spam from MLM etc) is given. Once I8 > have a contact, I will give all the necessary details! >:  > Thanks in advance for the help >O > Andy Proctor* > Global Simulation Systems www.gssl.co.uk# > E Mail me at aproctor@hotmail.comh >  >i >y >d >e   ------------------------------   End of INFO-VAX 2000.204 ************************