[Info-vax] DEC Multia (UDB) issues

[MG]

On 22-8-2011 21:32, John Wallace wrote:
> If it's not recognised by the SRM console you can't boot off it.

What isn't?  Or do you mean in the general sense?


> I also wouldn't dismiss the lack of battery quite so quickly as others
> have done. The Multia built in SCSI adapter is an NCR810 (KZPAA-
> compatible). The Multia SRM console is pretty much the same as others
> from the era and various SCSI settings are configurable from the
> console; if misconfigured you may well see devices at the>>>  but they
> may well not work right if something is misconfigured. I can't
> remember if these settings are lost at reset/power-cycle if the
> battery is dead but it would not be a surprise if they were.

Thank you for the useful information, that's good to know.


> Get a new battery, check all the SCSI-related settings make sense, and
> see where that leads.

If one manually boots, from the SRM, is a new battery truly needed?
(Aside from certain configurations, as you mentioned above.)

  - MG