1 INFO-VAX	Sat, 25 Dec 2004	Volume 2004 : Issue 715       Contents:$ Re: Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Re: Needing some help  Re: Needing some help  Re: Needing some help 
 Re: Thank You  Timely DCL port  Re: Timely DCL port  WHOIS 1.6 updated   F ----------------------------------------------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 12:11:53 +0100 , From: "Hans Vlems" <hvlems.dotweg@zonnet.nl>- Subject: Re: Merry Christmas & Happy New Year , Message-ID: <33509hF3qpdvsU1@individual.net>  < "JF Mezei" <jfmezei.spamnot@teksavvy.com> schreef in bericht< news:1103883709.274466635eaa4b369961996c7aa99d3a@teranews...J > Subject says it all. May this season bring you lots of joy, lots of good food, K > celebration with family and friends and some happy thoughts about VMS :-)  > = > I found a good old ascii art file from the old decus tapes: ; > It is the choo-choo train moving under the christmas tree  > ( > (sorry, don't know who the author is): > * > telnet:bike.vaxination.ca  username:noel > ) > (make sure you have a good VT emulator)  > ) > This will be available until jan 2 2005   , Best wishes to all of you in this newsgroup!  + Zalig Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar.   
 Hans Vlems   ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 12:18:34 +0100 , From: "Hans Vlems" <hvlems.dotweg@zonnet.nl> Subject: Re: Needing some help, Message-ID: <3350m3F3rc0vnU1@individual.net>  9 "Steven M. Schweda" <sms@antinode.org> schreef in bericht # news:04122500283399@antinode.org...  > From: Z <z@no.spam>  > 1 > > What version of the firmware are you running?  > * > > Did you get a firmware CD with the OS? > J >    Perhaps I'm the dope, but what firmware is there for a VAX 4000 model > 500?  Or any VAX?  >   J Firmware for the VAX systems was installed by DEC field service. They wereK not sent to customers like the AXP firmware upgrade kits. I have a firmware H upgrade kit for the VAXstation 4000-90A. I was allowed to make a "backup@ copy" while the field service guy went away for a cup of coffee.K My memory was never that reliable but AFAIK there's no VAX/VMS release that G requires a VAX firmware upgrade. Unlike the AXP, a VAX is a VAX, right?    Hans   ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 12:23:04 +0100 , From: "Hans Vlems" <hvlems.dotweg@zonnet.nl> Subject: Re: Needing some help, Message-ID: <3350ugF3s000nU1@individual.net>   Carl,   B try this (if you haven't done that already) since you seem to have sufficient diskspace:  - boot V6.2  - mount the 7.3 CDI - copy the VMS073.% files from cd to the master directory ([000000]) of a  harddisk) - backup/image vms073.b/save <targetdisk> 7 - boot from <targetdisk> and continue the installation.   F IIRC a 4500 is a DSSI machine and has no native SCSI. Perhaps V6.2 was installed from tape?   Hans  1 "cf" <carl.fulton@verizon.net> schreef in bericht $ news:rS3zd.5074$tG3.2755@trnddc02... > Need help I > Trying to upgrade vax vms 6.2 to 7.3 using the hobby cd (I've purchased G > two because of the same problem with what I thought might be with the  > first cd) C > System is VAX 4000 - 500 256 meg mem 6 scsi disks and 1 cd drive.  > Runs fine with vms 6.20 > When I do upgrade refuses to boot with new os. > F > If I boot from cd or from drive created with backup of save set b to > another drive I get  >  >  >>>B/10000000 DKA400  > (BOOT/R5:10000000 DKA400)  >    2..	 > -DKA400  >    1..0.. ? > %SYSBOOT-I-SYSBOOT Mapping the SYSDUMP.DMP on the System Disk ? > %SYSBOOT-W-SYSBOOT Can not map SYSDUMP.DMP on the System Disk @ > %SYSBOOT-W-SYSBOOT Can not map PAGEFILE.SYS on the System DiskK >     OpenVMS (TM) VAX Version X7G7 Major version id = 1 Minor version id =  0  > ?12 DBL ERR2 >          PC = 90C96FAC > Restarting system software.  > ?12 DBL ERR2 >          PC = 0001135D > Restart failure. > Loading system software.? > Then boots vms 6.2 with original boot drive which boots fine. = > This is a hobby system so am confined to internet for help. I > This is driving me nuts, any ideas? or can you point me to a reference?    ------------------------------  # Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 18:16:28 GMT ) From: Antonio Carlini <arcarlini@iee.org>  Subject: Re: Needing some help& Message-ID: <41CDAE74.1070602@iee.org>   Hans Vlems wrote: L > Firmware for the VAX systems was installed by DEC field service. They were; > not sent to customers like the AXP firmware upgrade kits.   H Firmware for the VAX 7000 series was on some of the firmware CDs and wasB (possibly still is) available from the HP web site. Only the later> VAXen and VAXstations had the console firmware in flash and so could be updated.   F The rest had firmware in EPROM and so required a physical swap for an D upgrade. Given that an upgrade in those cases would cost real money,B they only occurred if really needed, and then only on an as-needed basis.  @ Some VAXen could have the microcode patched (VAX-11/750 and VAX A 82x0/83x0 spring to mind) so those sometimes had patch files that B shipped as part of an OS upgrade and would be loaded at each boot.  ( > Unlike the AXP, a VAX is a VAX, right?  D I think that an Alpha is an Alpha too: both had an upwardly upgradedF architecture and both had their share of waivers issued (i.e. machinesD that failed to implement some obscure corner of the architecture but" were allowed to get away with it).   Antonio    ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 12:26:46 +0100 , From: "Hans Vlems" <hvlems.dotweg@zonnet.nl> Subject: Re: Thank You, Message-ID: <33515fF3qqdh8U1@individual.net>   Sue,  I besides VMS being a brilliant product, it is also designed, supported and  used by very nice people. K Thanks for your support and Merry Christmas and a Wonderful 2005 to you and  your HP collegues!   Hans  0 <susan_skonetski@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht= news:1103774440.742399.310320@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...  > Dear Newsgroup,  > A > Yesterday I sent this to the Boot Camp attendees and now to you  > H > I wanted to use this opportunity to thank you for everything you do inG > supporting OpenVMS. Ken Olsen used to say over and over again "Do the I > right thing" I appreciate the fact that DEC/CPQ/HP have not always made H > it easy for you. On occasion you have had to fight your management andG > ours to do what you believed was the right thing.  Because of the way I > you are, it makes us want to do more and do it better, its your support F > that makes the difference because of you, together we become a team.H > There are a thousand things that can always be done better (or for theG > first time), which we have spoken about many times but there are many ( > more things that have been done right:@ > We have an elegant Operating System that is technically vastly > superior .......F > We have wonderful intelligent customers and partners that understand > serious computing, > We have brilliant engineers A > We have amazing folks in Services and the VMS Call Center Folks  > We have the best Ambassadors > and  > We have each other > I > And sometimes when we see things that are stupid happening we fight and C > argue because we care what happens.  This is much better than not * > caring and I thank you for that as well. > 5 > Please take care of yourself and see you next year.  > Thank you again. >  > GBH (Great Big Hug)  >  > Sue  >    ------------------------------    Date: 25 Dec 2004 11:41:18 -06004 From: kaplow_r@encompasserve.org.TRABoD (Bob Kaplow) Subject: Timely DCL port3 Message-ID: <W5pwRkHEaD4A@eisner.encompasserve.org>   L While lookig for something else, I 'discovered' this DCL port of an old well known unix shell script...   $ better /nopout /nocry  $ better /watchout   $ print why - $ santa_claus /input=north pole /output=town     $ mcr authorize  list   exit  $ $ analyze/rms_file/check sysuaf.lis $ $ analyze/rms_file/check sysuaf.lis / $ search sysuaf.lis naughty /output=nogift.lis  + $ search sysuaf.lis nice /outuput=gift.lis  - $ santa_claus /input=north pole /output=town    * $ show user /interactive/output=users.lis  $ search users.lis sleeping  $ search users.lis awake   $ search users.lis bad   $ search users.lis good  $ loop: 
 $ be good $ $ if goodness_sake then $ goto loop    (DCL port by James R. Dishaw)         1 	Bob Kaplow	NAR # 18L	TRA # "Impeach the TRA BoD" & 		>>> To reply, remove the TRABoD! <<<K Kaplow Klips & Baffle:	http://nira-rocketry.org/LeadingEdge/Phantom4000.pdf L     www.encompasserve.org/~kaplow_r/    www.nira-rocketry.org    www.nar.org  I         Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it 4         with religious conviction. --  Blaise Pascal   ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 13:28:13 -0500 - From: JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@teksavvy.com>  Subject: Re: Timely DCL port, Message-ID: <41CDB12E.F074E5DC@teksavvy.com>   Bob Kaplow wrote:  > N > While lookig for something else, I 'discovered' this DCL port of an old well > known unix shell script...  K Which version of VMS are you running ? On VAX-VMS 7.2, I get the following: , $ santa_claus /input=north pole /output=townF %DCL-W-IVVERB, unrecognized command verb - check validity and spelling  \SANTA_CLAUS\    L Now, kids saw the last one, they could be demoralized. Should I sue HP for aM few millions because the lack of santa_claus command on VMS causes much grief  in young children ?   M Imagine if HP were to be held responsible for there being no santa claus ????    ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 11:31:30 -0500 - From: JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@teksavvy.com>  Subject: WHOIS 1.6 updatedB Message-ID: <1103991714.6e793c838ad4622678632f26dde7b370@teranews>  J I found a big in my WHOIS program located at http://www.vaxination.ca/vms/  L Version 1.6 added support for AS number lookups (eg; WHOIS AS812 ). However,N it was unable to lookup which server was responsible for any autonomous system numbers above 32767 :-)   L I fixed the problem. I also checked the list of WHOIS servers and it had notN changed since version 1.6 of whois was produced. So I didn't bother generating a new version.  N So if you download WHOIS016.ZIP today, it contains the fixed definition for an% ASnumber table, and no other changes.   H There is no real need to update your executable if you rarely use the AS number lookup function.    ------------------------------   End of INFO-VAX 2004.715 ************************