[SunRescue] Re: O.T. Dec Stuff

[Shadow Man]

Hi Rob,

not used a Multia for a while, but here goes ...

Do you get the chevron prompt after this boot message ( I'm guessing no ) ? 
You may be able to send a control-p to the serial port to break into the 
boot prompt.

Does it have a hard drive in it ? SCSI post ( thinking bootable CD )?

what are you using to connect to the serial port ( a PC app or a 'proper' 
dumb terminal ).

Sorry if this is teaching you to suck eggs, have you done any/much DEC stuff 
b4?

Dave Neal

>From: Robert Rose <rr at rits.com.au>
>Reply-To: rescue at sunhelp.org
>To: rescue at sunhelp.org
>Subject: [SunRescue] Re: O.T. Dec Stuff
>Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 21:25:24 +1100
>
>Well I got one of the Multia's at the auction, it cost a little more
>than I expected and now it seems a trifle sick.  Plugging in a keyboard
>and monitor and applying power shows a nice black screen with a block
>cursor in the bottom right hand corner.  Using a serial console instead
>gives the following and no more:
>
>Multia SRM Console  BL3 X3.5-72, built on Nov 30 1994 at 18:22:35
>Testing Memory from 800000 to 1dd0000 ...
>Setting console to Boot mode...
>
>I guess it's the battery?  4.5Volt 600 - 800mAh if my limited research
>is worth anything.  Current one (no pun intended) is a Rayovac 840, but
>what are my chances of finding a replacement one in Australia?  Bugger!
>
>Rob
>_______________________________________________
>Rescue maillist  -  Rescue at sunhelp.org
>http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue

_________________________________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.