[Info-vax] MicroVAX 3100-30 - won't boot...

[Paul Sture]

In article 
<ab2d2df3-a785-43f2-94eb-6cb7df4d9eb3 at a32g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
 FrankS <sapienza at noesys.com> wrote:

> On Dec 31, 8:38 am, Steven Schweda <sms.antin... at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On some newer (Alpha) systems, if you choose the
> > wrong serial port, then you may get some messages, but
> > eventually the system starts talking to only the right port,
> > so a terminal on the wrong port looks dead.  (I've never tried
> > using the wrong port on an old VAX.)
> >
> 
> If he was on the wrong port then he wouldn't get the POST display
> (which he references in the original message).
> 
> I'm more inclined to believe either an incompatible CD-ROM drive, or a
> bad burn of the CD image.  Many times in the past I've seen copies of
> CD-ROMs not work in certain drives.  Something about not properly
> closing the image.
> 
> Better to use original media.
> 

In that case, may we ask the OP what software was used to burn the CD?

-- 
Paul Sture