Re: (ASCEND) Recovering a MAX which doesnt boot

["Joe Max" <max_and_tnt@hotmail.com>]

It's probably set for a different baud rate than 9600bps.
Try other speeds (the initial ROM messages will be garbled,
but that's ok).
-J


>From: Jonathan Ruano <kobalt@pobox.com>
>To: Ascend Users ML <ascend-users@max.bungi.com>
>Subject: (ASCEND) Recovering a MAX which doesnt boot
>Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 13:15:18 +0200
>
>We have a MAX 4000 with TAOS 7.2.3 which worked fine, and has
>suffered something we dont know exactly, and cant boot. We tested the
>boot process with no cards. This is the startup process I see on console:
>
>UART initialized
>extended load:
>inflate essential .+..+.........................................
>inflate expendable .........|....
>starting system...
>íù¥a#sc+!!!C#+#iRQJ!#+)ZkJ!)c.Ia*!K.......
>
>Garbage comes out (a couple of lines as I see on my minicom), and then
>I hear the relé click (as a normal startup). Nothing else.
>
>Tried to issue the Esc[Esc- or Esc[Esc=, but I cannot get the machine
>to work. Guess it's only valid during other phase.
>
>Any clue ? Should I trash the MAX ?
>Thanks for your attention.
>
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