Re: problem with my DEC2000's ARC console

From: Joseph Millman (local.user_at_local.domain)
Date: 08/08/04

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    "Petteri Heino" <petteri@tradec.fi> wrote in message
    news:ce3gtp$t23$1@phys-news1.kolumbus.fi...
    > Just my two cents on this...
    >
    > Have you checked that your console variable is set to "graphics"?
    >
    > Some Alphas give same kinda of symptoms if you have console to serial.
    >
    > In SRM:
    > >>>set console graphics
    > >>>init
    > >>>set os_type nt
    > and then cold boot to get to ARC.

    This thing's SRM doesn't appear to have an <envar> for console...

    In SRM:
    >>> set console graphic

    ?2C UNK SYM
    >>> show console

    ?23 ILL CMD
    >>> show config
    DEC 2000 Model 300 AXP - ROM Version 2.2
    Copyright (c) 1993 Digital Equipment Corperation.

    Alpha AXP SRM Firmware Version - 370
    VMS PAL X5.48/OSF PAL X1.35 - Built on 12-FEB-1996 13:08:14.13

    Eisa Info Devnam Devstat
    --------- ------ -------
                    CPU OK EV4 P3.0 6.6ns
                    MEM OK 144MB
                    NVR OK
                    SCC OK
                    IT OK
                    KBD OK
                    LPT OK
    1 CPQ3011 VGA OK
    2 ADP0002 SCSI OK
    3 DEC4220 NI OK 08-00-2B-3C-BA-1C
    4 TCM5092 UNSUPPORTED
    5
    6

    >>>

    > Pete.

    I still find it odd that everything cleared up once I put the DE422 (EISA 3)
    it originally came with back. EISA 4 is a 3-COM NIC.

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