31 Dec
2018
31 Dec
'18
2:47 p.m.
On Dec 31, 2018, at 1:54 PM, Paul Koning
<paulkoning at comcast.net> wrote:
The standard idle pattern is in the data lights. I don't remember if the
"fancy" pattern appeared in V7.0 or earlier, but in any case it's an
undocumented SYSGEN option.
In RSTS/E, the display register shows the system error count. That's from I/O errors
reported by the various drivers.
Do you have a second disk pack? If so, you could use the DSKINT option in INIT to
initialize a pack, with pattern tests. That would show what the RSTS disk driver thinks
of your RK05.
Something else you might try: when you start the system, don't enter line-feed for
the quick start, but the START command. That is a more verbose version which will display
some additional messages. If anything is getting disabled, it would show there.
Thanks, Paul ? that?s a bunch of helpful info!
I have done some long-form starts, but no complaints are printed to the console.
I do have an additional as-yet-untried pack that I got in a recent eBay option. I?ll give
it an inspection and if its good to go I?ll give the pattern DSKINT a try. I only have
one RK05 drive working at the moment, but I suppose I can swap after issuing ?DS? to the
?Option:? prompt?
I?m also gearing up to throw the logic analyzer on the RK11 and see what sector(s) it is
trying to read and what error/interrupt signaling may actually be happening.
Last, any more info on that fancy light sysgen option, for future reference in case I ever
get on to a later version?
cheers,
--FritzM.