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So,
What I had to do is to select the "Digital Unix Console (SRM)", and then
... quickly power-cycle the machine! Like "off/on" in less than 10
seconds.
That did the trick. I'm reinstalling back linux (i didn't write down the
BOOT_PATH, BOOT_FILE and BOOT_OPTIONS from last time. I won't make the
mistake again).
Thanks for your help,
jF
On Sun, 29 Jan 2006, Ulrich Teichert wrote:
Hi,
I have an AlphaStation 500a that was nicely configured to enter SRM when
it started.
This morning, I powered it up, to find that a message told me "System time
invalid"
I've seen this when the internal buffer battery was empty.
And since, I'm stuck in AlphaBios, with no other choice than WindowsNT :
no network boot and so on.
In the CMOS advanced, I chose "OpenVMS SRM" or "Digital UNIX SRM", but
nothing works ... It's still getting back to AlphaBIOS.
[del]
Alphas can react strange when the internal clock is bogus. Try setting
it in AlphaBIOS (I think there's a menu for it?) and reboot without
disconnecting power. Consider yourself lucky when you get it to boot
that way, though. Replacing the battery should cure it, IMHO.
HTH,
Uli
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