23 May
2002
23 May
'02
3:01 a.m.
So, I made the correct console (shorted pins 8-9) and presto, all of the
POST messages appear and I can boot too (without having terminated the
ethernet ports). The message I previous saw on the printer port, was just
the error messages (minus the rest of the POST test because of the pin 8-9
was not shorted)
I have a DELNI that was going to attach to the thickwire port, but then
there's that cable issue. I think it's odd for the VS2000 to have the posts
on the thickwire port... cuz it just doen't fit with the cables and DELNI
stuff I have. Must be a different cable out there for the VS2000 thick wire
port. Oh well, I'll make it work!
rod
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Smith" <csmith(a)amdocs.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 12:21 PM
Subject: RE: VAXStation 2000 (Was: TK50Z-GA and MicroVax 3100/90?)
-----Original
Message-----
From: Rod Young [mailto:rodyoung@shaw.ca]
Thought I read somewhere, that a VS/MV2000 will
not complete the POST
without happy ethernet termination. Could be wrong, but best
bet is to
resolve the cable issue first, so I can see what's going on...
You may have read that, but it's incorrect ;) It will complete the
tests, and then complain because the network test failed, for obvious
reasons. It may also complain about your console not being "known"
to it (IE not either the built in graphics, or a VT-whatever plugged
in as it would be on a MicroVAX), but again, this is non-fatal. The
console problem doesn't even stop it from auto-booting.
You can still use the system, but it won't autoboot after that -- you'll
need to type 'boot' at the console.
I might have odd thichwire cables, but then I
have 3 of them
! hummmmm!
Um -- you do know that AUI ports really aren't designed to talk
directly to one another, right? You need an AUI multiplexer or
a transceiver on each port. (You can make a crossover cable, but
that's a different story and doesn't always work well -- so I
hear.)
The transceivers will have (male) plugs with the small metal knobs
on them, and the port will have (female) plugs with the clips that
hook into those knobs. The AUI cables usually (AFAIK) have one
of each end. At any rate, it's ok to ignore, better if you terminate
it eventually, or better yet if you just plug it into a working
network ;)
Chris
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