On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, RJF wrote:

> Peter Seebach wrote:
> > 
> > Okay, riddle me this one:
> > 
> > I can't type a pipe to the console on my alpha.  (PC164).
> > 
> > * It works fine with a directly connected keyboard.
> > * It works fine once the system is booted.
> > * If I'm using a keyboard connected through a switchbox, and the system
> >   hasn't booted, it doesn't work.
> > 
> > Thus, I can't "show | more", so I can't remember how to set the machine to
> > autoboot.
> > 
> 
>  Did you try ctrl-s and ctrl-q for stop and go? IIRC, that worked for
> me.

Maybe you should try

show auto*

/Andreas