[Info-vax] DEC Multia (UDB) issues

[MG]

On 23-8-2011 12:39, Hans Vlems wrote:
> Running VMS on a Multia is not that difficult, even I managed to make
> it work. My Multia came with just 40 MB main memory IIRC and though
> VMS will boot and run in that limited space it halted within half an
> hour.

Which version did you run, do you recall that?

I'm a bit surprised, to be honest, that VMS wouldn't be able to handle
that.  Is it as simple that Alpha, being 64-bit, would ordinarily
require more RAM?  Or were you performing complex calculations, heavily
using DECwindows and therein based programs, perhaps?

I'm asking because most VAXen with even less memory will run just fine,
I've noticed (like some of the IPv7.net nodes).


> The memory was expanded to 256 MB with memory boards with a height that
> only just fitted with the box closed. Well, you read about its cooling/
> airflow issues so the memory was reduced to 4 x 32 MB boards. It shares
> memory boards with the AlphaServer 1000A 5/xxx models.

There's a mere 32 MB in mine.  I don't think I really want to use the
system for anything else than a glorified DECterm (especially since my
LK463 works fine on it) to connect to my I64 cluster.  32 MB should be
fine for that, correct?


> This works well, though its built in 10 Mb/s ethernet adapter slows it

Purely out of curiosity, since you brought this up: Are 100BASE-TX
ethernet adapters, since there's one PCI slot, available/known to work
in it?

  - MG