Subject: Re: DS 5000/120 install problem...
To: Matthew Orgass <darkstar@pgh.net>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@telstra.com.au>
List: port-pmax
Date: 07/23/1998 14:32:04
On Thu, 23 Jul 1998 00:24:40 -0400 (EDT)  Matthew Orgass wrote:

> 
>   I have a DS 5000/120 that was running Ultrix until its disks were 
> fried.  I tried writing a disklabel to a Quantum LPS540S that I had 
> laying around, but when I tried to boot, it said (bb rd) or something like 
> that.  I also tried it on an old IBM drive, but that showed the same 
> error message.
> 
> 1) Is this disk supported (did I do something else wrong)?

It should "Just Work(tm)".  What did you use to write the disklabel?

Probably the easiest way to get this machine working it to netboot it
from another machine if you have a network you can plug it into.

Simon.