What I have to do to run OpenVMS on AXPpci33 aka NoName?
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 You may use Multia VMS kit:

 http://www.openvms.compaq.com/freeware/freeware50/multia

 Some instructions and files about Multia kit:
 http://home.earthlink.net/~djesys/vms/hobbyist/multia.html

 It works, but contains stuff that's not
 needed for AXPpci33, like Graphics driver and SRM firmware for
 Multia. (Use latest SRM version for AXPpci33.)
  
 I'd prefer not to use Multia kit as is but do next:
  
 1) Take normal VMS 7.2 system disk from any supported Alpha.
 2) Copy SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_0B04.EXE from Multia kit to
    [VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR] on system disk
 3) Edit [VMS$COMMON.SYSEXE]FIRM_REV_MATRIX.DAT to contain
    entry for AXPpci33 (See file with same name in Multia kit).
    Copy lines starting from "SYS_TYPE        = 11 ..."
                          to "END_SYS_TYPE            " 
    in the right place.
    Or:
    You may copy whole file from Multia kit, but then system
    disk doesn't work in other alphas any more.
    (3. possibility is to skip firmware check when booting by bit 11
     example: boot dka300 -fl 0,800) 

  Problems: - Only one PCI card seems to work (S3-trio64 graphics tested).
              VMS doesn't support shared interrupts
            - Installation using serial console doesn't seem to work
              (Any VGA compatible graphics should help here)
            - There's some bugcheck in every boot. Doesn't matter.
            - SCSI not working after shutdown. Can't reboot.
            - If you don't have PS/2 type board, mouse doesn't work unless
              you solder it to PS/2 mouse connector place on board.

  Working network cards: DE203,DE205 (DEC Etherworks 3) work in ISA 
                        (SRM-command >>> add_de205 is good for config) 

  Suggestion for "AXPpci33 VMS kit":
        I've made axppci33 version of Multia kit by deleting
        everything else but SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_0B04.EXE and
        FIRM_REV_MATRIX.DAT (Contains entries for other Alphas).
        It can be used like Multia kit:
        >>> boot dka400,dva0 -fl 0,80000
        where dka400 is normal VMS CD or system disk and dva0
        contains AxpPCI33 kit. Kit is as backup saveset in
        http://www.jyu.fi/~kujala/axppci33.bck [File attributes:
        $ set file/attr=(rfm:fix,lrl:32256)...] and as raw floppy
        image (use $copy, dd, rawrite...) in
        http://www.jyu.fi/~kujala/axppci33.dd .

        Whoops. I deleted PCSI files. Now installation won't copy
        those two files to system disk. It can be done by
        $ copy dva0:[sys0.syscommon.sys$ldr]*.exe sys$loadable_images:
        $ copy dva0:[sys0.syscommon.sysexe]*.dat sys$common:[sysexe]

(7.2 kit seems to work for VMS 7.3 too.)

  THIS IS ALL UNSUPPORTED and I assume no responsibility.
                                                           Osmo Kujala