[Info-vax] Changed Boot behavior on XP1000 since 2013

[Hans Vlems]

On 29 jan, 12:35, Volker Halle <volker_ha... at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hans,
>
> please try the >>> e toy:2 -w -n 3   SRM commands on your AlphaServer
> 1200 equivalent system, to see, if they are supported in the version
> of SRM firmware you're running. If they work, you should be able to
> examine the TOY registers in the same way as on the XP1000 and you
> should be able to verify the problem on your system(s).
>
> Once you've verified the problem, it would be time to think about
> possible solutions:
>
> - fix the firmware - very unlikely to happen
> - add workaround into OpenVMS routine READ_SYSTEM_BBW. Not impossible,
> but it's hard to design a workaround in this generic routine for
> certain system types.
> - patch SYS$CPU_ROUTINE_nnnn of your affected system: something like:
> if year > 93 then year=year-80 This routine modifies the year anyway,
> as the DALLAS DS1287 chip only keep a 2-digit year and the code has to
> add 1900 or 2000. The PATCH utility is available on Alpha, so it's
> possible.
>
> Volker.

Volker,
sure, as soon as I'm at home I'll try these commands.
Besides the XP1000 and the AS1200, was there also an issue with the
AlphaServer 800?
Hans