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

[Joukj]

Volker Halle wrote:
> 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.
> 
I'll do later today

          Jouk