[Info-vax] Itanium question [2]

[Hans Vlems]

Op zondag 17 mei 2015 23:06:57 UTC+2 schreef MG:
> Hans Vlems schreef op 17-mei-2015 om 16:25:
> > Which inhibits the boot procedure.
> 
> It shouldn't, or I remember it prompts, but I remember you
> can still manually proceed.  (When I once swapped out an
> rx2600 System Board).  A bit of a hassle, or nag, if you
> will, but it's better than nothing, I guess.
> 
> The whole problem here, of course, is that many System
> Boards are second-hand, the rare new (or NOS) ones are
> probably not worth the price...  Usually people probably
> just find a whole new rx2600, but the supply seems to
> have dried up.
> 
> Considering you don't have an MP/iLO card and that you
> run this system at home, I would consider using the new
> System Board, so you at least have a working card cage
> at your disposal once more...
> 
>   - MG

Hi Marco,
the problem is that my old but working mainboard has a damaged connector 
for the cardcage. The new mainboard plays well with both cardcages but
only works in EFI mode. I.e. it won't let me boot VMS (nor any other OS) 
irrespective of medium.
You wrote "a bit of a hassle" but just that stuimped me and even Hoff
couldn't find a workaround. 
If you have a way to make the ID's recognized by the mainboard, let me know!
Hans