From: Osmo Kujala [kujala@tukki.jyu.fi] Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 8:20 AM To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com Subject: Re: AXPPCI33 Osmo Kujala wrote: > Hoff Hoffman wrote: >> I have a reference to: >> http://www.jyu.fi/~kujala/vms-in-axppci33.txt >> going in, as well. > I've updated that text a little >> If you (or someone else) get documentation on how to do this together, >> I can also add it to the next Freeware distribution, and to the current >> stuff at the Freeware website. (I do not have an AXPpci33 to test with.) > I've added a proposal in that text how to make a "AXPpci33 VMS kit": > I've made axppci33 version of Multia kit by deleting > everything else but SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_0B04.EXE and > FIRM_REV_MATRIX.DAT (Contains entries for other Alphas). > It can be used like Multia kit: > >>> boot dka400,dva0 -fl 0,80000 > where dka400 is normal VMS CD or system disk and dva0 > contains AxpPCI33 kit. Kit is as backup saveset in > http://www.jyu.fi/~kujala/axppci33.bck [File attributes: > $ set file/attr=(rfm:fix,lrl:32256)...] and as raw floppy > image (use $copy, dd, rawrite...) in > http://www.jyu.fi/~kujala/axppci33.dd . That was too simplified. Now installation will not copy those two files to system disk. PCSI files from Multia kit should be modified to copy only those two files. Temporary fix: After install. do $ copy dva0:[sys0.syscommon.sys$ldr]*.exe sys$loadable_images: $ copy dva0:[sys0.syscommon.sysexe]*.dat sys$common:[sysexe] > It's rather carelessly done (f. ex. no documentation included), but > maybe Robert and others could test it and if you feel there's something > useful feel free to use as you wish. > Of course there's even better way to this. Those little modifications > could be included in standard OpenVMS :-). Hoff, do you think it would be > too tough? If Q says it's okay, I may prepare such CD image for you. regards Osmo Kujala