Re: multia arrived ...

[Bob Zoller <bob@helpermonkey.org>]

I have a multia.. dead now, but it had been working.. what you're
describing sounds like the multia death syndrome.  There's a chip that is
known to overheat and die, causing the whole thing to stop working.  Check
out this URL: http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/alpha/multiafaq.html#heat-death
--Bob

On Sat, 29 Jan 2000, Tom Knienieder wrote:

> 
> Chris Mutters multia arrived from Vienna some days ago.
> 
> My problem now ist that it doesn't do anything. After power up
> the led on the backside flashes but there's no output on
> the graphics port or on the serial port. (vga monitor goes in
> powersave mode)
> 
> Chris had the machine connected to a vt320 terminal, so i tried
> to connect it to my laptop with a crossover serial cable - still
> no output.
> 
> Any hints from someone who is running a multia ?
> 
> Greetings, Tom
>