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

[Joukj]

Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2013-01-29 11:07:50 +0000, Hans Vlems said:
> 
>> The next question is : can we fix the error?
>> Very likely we won't get any support from HP, presumably there are 
>> very few XP1000's or ALpha Server 1200's (let alone Digital Server 
>> 5305's) covered by a
>> hardware maintenance contract.
> 
> AlphaStation XP1000 is listed as a supported system for OpenVMS Alpha 
> V8.4 <http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/spdalphaintegrity84.pdf>, so HP will 
> either be changing the SPD here, or changing the firmware, or (likely) 
> changing the OpenVMS Alpha code.
> 
Given this listed support as mentoned above, does the following make sense?
    -I have a software contract with HP
    -I have NO hardware contract
Hp has to respond on the problems I see when booting OpenVMS (asking for 
the date (I noticed that the time is always picked up correct even if if 
it is not typed)

                     Jouk