I only received 1 reply, but ended up figuring out the problem.
Since the CD didn't work, i ftp'ed new firmware, and followed instruction
for FAT floppy (NT method), which invovles switching the arc console and
selecting "install new firmware". Everything went fine from there. I
then switched back to SRM console, and installed the OS without incident.
The reply:
From: Paul A Sand <pas_at_unh.edu>
I retried the upgrade using the gatekeeper.dec.com upgrade files
on floppy, and things worked OK for me. I called DEC service, and
they only observed that I must have had a corrupt CD. (You too, I guess.)
Received on Wed Jan 15 1997 - 04:30:33 NZDT