[Info-vax] personal workstation: configure to boot VMS

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <t4bkmt$dhi$1 at gioia.aioe.org>,
helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de (Phillip Helbig (undress to reply))
writes: 

> In article <t4bkia$b4e$1 at gioia.aioe.org>,
> helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de (Phillip Helbig (undress to reply))
> writes: 
> 
> > Still wondering why the video monitor doesn't work.
> 
> Monitor is a DELL 1905FP which I have used with a wide variety of VMS 
> systems, but possibly never with a PWS.
> 
> I could try to move a big glass monitor nearer the PWS on a high shelf, 
> or vice versa, but there must be a simpler way.

OK, after a few power cycles, sometimes the error message appears, 
sometimes not.  When it didn't, I could get into the setup.  Only 
problem is that there is no ESC key (^[ doesn't do it).  Got things 
fixed.  When I booted, the graphics console asked me for date and time 
(as usual when the battery is dead), but the keyboard couldn't enter it.
Strange.  OK, unplugged keyboard and video cable and booted and am now 
back to the serial console.