HP 9000/375, HP9121D and NetBSD

________________________________ From: supervinx <supervinx at libero.it> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Sent: Saturday, March 1, 2014 1:44 AM Subject: HP 9000/375, HP9121D and NetBSD Hi! I managed to netbootNetBSD 6.1.3 in my HP 9000/375. Its external HD shows major failure (PCB, I suspect), so no local disk by now :( After some repairs, the 9121D passes all tests (confidence, and the ones performed setting HPIB address and shorting the J7 test pin). But when I connect it to the 375, I don't see the 9121 in the initial hw list and I've not been able to figure out how to address it with NetBSD. 1) The SCSI/HP-IB and the HP-IB ports are equivalent? 2) The 9121 must be set to some "special" HP-IB address? 3) On the processor card, under the SCSI/HP-IB port, there's a 50pin connector, which looks like a SCSI-50. Can I connect there a standard SCSI disk? If it does not say SCSI? Don't hook anything SCSI to it.? There Com board uses the same Connection and if you connect? a SCSI? Device? you will see smoke and lots of not good things will happen.? I? Know first hand.? Many years ago when these where like gold,. I took one apart to clean it up.? Putting it back together I hook the SCSI cable to the wrong connector,? I believe it was $1500.00 mistake - Jerry >>> Thanks! -- Retromuseum: http://www.supervinx.com/Retrocomputer You can reach me at: http://www.youtube.com/supervinx http://www.myspace.com/supervinx http://www.facebook.com/supervinx