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

[Volker Halle]

On 30 Jan., 10:11, Joukj <jo... at hrem.nano.tudelft.nl> wrote:
> 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

Jouk,

if you have a software contract for OpenVMS with HP, you can certainly
raise a call for this problem. Whether HP decides this to be a
firmware problem and refuses to fix the firmware or whether HP tries
to provide a workaround or even put a workaround into OpenVMS, will be
seen.

If any of your systems are affected (you were talking about the
XP1000, AlphaServer 2000 and DWPS500 earlier), please raise a call
with HP.

Volker.

Volker.