Bruce Claremont wrote:
Try disabling the idle loop and booting under FreeAXP.
OK, once I figure out how to disable it, I'll let you know. (If anyone can give me a hint, that would be great.)
Smithfarm (off to peruse the System Manager's manual)
P.S. If that turns out to be the problem, is there an idle-loop equivalent for FreeAXP? Pegging one of the CPUs in my laptop at 100% causes the laptop to run significantly hotter.
All hints will be appreciated but I did manage to remove the IDLE package completely. The System Manager's Manual wasn't much help, but I did the following:
$ dir sys$manager:*idle*
Directory SYS$COMMON:[SYSMGR]
SYS$IDLE_REMOVE.COM;1
Running this script removed the IDLE package completely. When I booted up the system in FreeAXP the login problem disappeared. Sorry, I didn't realize I had installed the Personal Alpha idle package right before the login problem appeared.
So... now, how to get the idle functionality in FreeAXP. Running FreeAXP causes my CPU temperature to go up a full 20 degrees.
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