From: Antoni Sawicki [antoni.sawicki@formus.pl]
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:38 AM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: Re: OpenVMS on AXPpci33



Osmo Kujala wrote:

> antoni.sawicki@formus.pl wrote:
>
> > I have readed in OpenVMS FAQ that OpenVMS for Multia don't support
> > serial ports:
>
> But they work in AXPpci33.

Great, this all I need.


> > What I have to do to run OpenVMS ?
>
> You may use Multia VMS kit. It works, but contains stuff that's not
> needed for AXPpci33 like Graphics driver and SRM firmware for Multia.
> (Use latest SRM version for AXPpci33.)

OK, thanks for info. I have latest SRM.

> I've only got S3-based graphics card to work in PCI no NICs. DE203 and
> DE205 work in ISA (SRM-command >>> add_de205 is good for config).

I don't have any graphics card. But I will need some NIC, I will try to
setup some.

> I'd prefer not to use Multia kit as is but do next:
>
> 1) Take normal VMS 7.2 system disk from any supported Alpha.
> 2) Copy SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_0B04.EXE from Multia kit to <VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR>
> 3) Edit <VMS$COMMON.SYSEXE>FIRM_REV_MATRIX.DAT to contain entry for
>    AXPpci33

OK, thanx. I will try.

regards,
Antek Sawicki
