From: Jeff Campbell [jcampbell@ins-msi.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 9:57 PM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: Re: alpha 7305

"Steeples, Oliver" wrote:
> 
> Nope, it has a cut down SRM console that only allows NT
> 
> Digital Server 7000 Model 7305  - AlphaServer 4100 5/533 NT V4.0 SP3
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hank Vander Waal [mailto:hvanderw@novagate.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 11:40 PM
> To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
> Subject: alpha 7305
> 
> Can the Alpha 7300 series run VMS ??

I have a DS 3305 and a DS 5305 (yeah eBay!). Both can be made to run
VMS and Tru64 UNIX. I don't have access to a "White Box" 4100 (the
DS 7305) but you could try the following on it:

   1) the machine must boot to the SRM console.

   2) SET the environmental variable BOOT_RESET to ON

   3) edit the nvram script:
      >>>  edit nvram

   4) and add the following lines:
           10 SET SRM_BOOT ON
           20 e

   5) INITialize the machine.

The SRM editor is basic-like. Typing a '?' at the editor's prompt
will give a brief list of commands. The line numbers are required.
If there are any other commands in the nvram script change the
line numbers above as necessary.

The contents of the nvram script can be viewed with:
   >>> cat nvram

HTH,

Jeff Campbell
n8wxs@arrl.net