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

[Bob Koehler]

In article <MPG.25a6b27f7955d9d89898e9 at news.enta.net>, AdeV <spam at solutionengineers.com> writes:
> Assuming that means it's unformatted or corrupted, I then boot from the 
> CD, DKA500.
> 
> This appears to work, getting as far as the messages:
> 
>  -DKA500
>  %SYSBOOT-I-SYSBOOT Mapping the SYSDUMP.DMP on the System Disk
>  %SYSBOOT-W-SYSBOOT Can not map SYSDUMP.DMP on the System Disk
>  %SYSBOOT-W-SYSBOOT Can not map PAGEFILE.SYS on the System Disk
>  OpenVMS (TM) VAX Version X7G7 Major version id = 1 Minor version id = 0
> 
> however, it stalls there, and I have to power cycle the machine to 
> regain control. The CD can be heard doing stuff for a while, but 
> eventually it seems to stop accessing it - hard to tell, as the 
> "activity" light seems to be more of an "on" light...

   At this point the boot may seem to stall for a while.  Try getting
   a cup of coffee.  Oh, actually, on this system try getting lunch.