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From: moody@moody..austin.ibm.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: installing VRM for AIX 2.2.1
Summary: Things to try.
Keywords: VRM, AIX
Message-ID: <1801@awdprime.UUCP>
Date: 13 Mar 90 17:59:30 GMT
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In article <3259@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU> psiders@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU (Paul Siders) writes:
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>QUESTIONS:
>(1) Why is this happening and what can I do about it?  
>(2) Can I install VRM without using the installation menu?  Could I, for
>    example, simply copy all the files from the VRM diskettes onto the
>    hard disk /vrm minidisk?
>
>Thanks for any suggestions.

Your machine is experiecing the "can't boot from diskette" bug.

The first thing to try is this:
Boot the machine.  Hit the key sequence ctl-alt-a (all 3 keys at once).

Shutdown and try booting from diskette.

If that doesn't work, here is the failsafe approach.  Boot the machine.  Hit
ctl-alt-numpad4 (only works if you have some display connected to the RT that
is not the megapel).  You are now in the VRM debugger.  At the prompt, do the
following:

>al F0008828 F0 [enter]
>g [enter]

You should be back in AIX now.  Shutdown and reboot from diskette.

If that fails (because I said something wrong here or you don't understand
what I'm talking about), power off the machine and take of the front cover.
Disconnect the battery back.  Leave disconnected for 5 minutes or so and then
reconnect.  I think this is messy but it also works.

Good luck.

To question 2:  A hearty NO.  You must install using the program.  It does
lots of stuff to the drives, etc.


>
>Paul Siders
>Chemistry Department, U of Minn - Duluth,  Duluth MN
>psiders@UMNDUL (Bitnet)  or psiders@ub.d.umn.edu (internet)
>                                    131.212.32.6 


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