I would try to remove the NIC that is not recognized on the console level. Having HW in the system that is not integrated properly can always lead to confusing problems.
Took out the NIC card. Maybe that was an issue, maybe not. The *real* issue was the CD drive I was using. While the SRM Console saw it and identified it correctly, it was apparently too "new" for it to be of use - so the system locked up!
I grabbed an older RRD43 drive and attached it via the external SCSI connector, and OpenVMS v7.3-1 went onto the machine like soft butter on toast!
It is a TEAC CD-532s -148. Manufactured in June of 1999. I've pulled it from the system entirely, so I don't know if VMS would recognize it now or not.
Now... how do I set the display for the graphics terminal? It's close, but wrong, so I can make out the "Compaq" logo as it scrolls multiple times across the screen...
it sounds like the monitor (what type is this?) can not 'synchronize' the picture. Do you know what type of graphic adapter is installed in the system? On some of them there is a small rotary switch which can be used to select the screen resolution. You might also try to fiddle with the monitor's "vertical sync" to get a stable picture. Good luck!
What I did was to fiddle with decw$device_config_gc.com (or something close to that name) and changed the default size from 1024 x 768 to 800 x 600. That cleared things right up.
The OpenVMS FAQ here is extensive, not to mention all the other folks who've asked similar questions!
