| Title: | Alpha Workstation Conference |
| Notice: | See note 1.* for conference notices |
| Moderator: | WRKSYS::HOUSE |
| Created: | Wed Sep 07 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1996 |
| Total number of notes: | 9122 |
New system, AlphaStation 255/300, PowerStorm 3D30 graphics adapter.
DECwindows Motif V1.2-4, OpenVMS V7.1 installed from scratch using SSB
CDROM. The only departure from accepting defaults is to decline the new
Desktop option. Install works fine, AUTOGEN, etc. Problem occurs when I
reboot for real:
>>> b dka0
normal Alpha bootstrap msg's
OpenVMS banner message in blue screen
Startup begins
.
. sometime later
.
Operator Console blue window appears
Finish boot with msg's displayed in Console window
Black screen with "X" symbol appears
"X" symbol disappears leaving black screen
No further activity occurs
If I then hit <CTRL>F2 to bring back the console followed by another
<CTRL>F2 then the standard DIGITAL logo and Start Session box appear ...
I type in my Username - the characters are not echo'd. If I wait a
long period of time, like many minutes or overnight they eventually
appear. If I enter <CTRL>F2 <CTRL>F2 they appear immediately.
I hit <Return> - after several minutes (10) the Password box is
highlighted and I enter password. Nothing happens - <CTRL>F2 <CTRL>F2
and I get logged in, well sort of. Normal background and clock thing
appear momentarily then change to black background - <CTRL>F2<CTRL>F2
resolves.
Thereafter any click and point operation requires a <CTRL>F2<CTRL>F2
operation to produce a timely response. If I create a DECterm then
typing response is sluggish and output is fast. Spawning a few ICO's
and they run real fast as expected. Things like MONITOR in a DECterm
are fine.
I'm stumped! Have I got a hardware problem? Some weird keyboard-mouse
interaction? Loosing interrupts?
Any ideas will be very welcome ... this is a real pain!
Thanks for reading this,
John
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1992.1 | Latest patch applied | GIDDAY::BRODRIBB | Craunching the marmoset | Wed Jun 04 1997 04:06 | 3 |
Also I installed the latest Motif patch, ALPMOTF01_U4012, but this had
no effect on the problem ...
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| 1992.2 | you probably need the Open3D kit | WRKSYS::RICHARDSON | Wed Jun 04 1997 10:59 | 4 | |
Did you install Open3D? You should... Try that and let us know what
occurs then.
/Charlotte
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| 1992.3 | Things To Try... | XDELTA::HOFFMAN | Steve, OpenVMS Engineering | Wed Jun 04 1997 11:16 | 18 |
Log in and run a few passes of AUTOGEN with feedback -- there is definitely something out of whack on this system, but I'd start looking at the parameters first, then at the hardware. If the problem persists after the AUTOGEN, check the keyboard settings in the session manager, and try swapping the keyboard and the mouse for known good ones. Check the error logs. Any errors? Open3D is not required for the PowerStorm 3D30 (PBXGB-AA, TGA2) on OpenVMS Alpha V7.1, though it will likely get you a newer driver. (This new driver may help, it may not...) (I know the non-Open3D PowerStorm 3D30 OpenVMS Alpha V7.1 DECwindows Motif 1.2-4-with-ECO combination works...) | |||||
| 1992.4 | Known SCSI bug? | STAR::jacobi.zko.dec.com::jacobi | Paul A. Jacobi - OpenVMS Systems Group | Wed Jun 04 1997 14:25 | 7 |
There's a patch for V7.1 SCSI drivers. I believe this is documented in my note 1776. -Paul | |||||