15 Mar
2015
15 Mar
'15
6:26 p.m.
On 15/03/2015 23:59, Jon Elson wrote:
On 03/15/2015 05:05 PM, Mouse wrote:
Here are the RX50 and TK50 versions of the MicroVAX II customer diagnostics:
http://www.9track.net/vax/mv2diag.zip
This includes the following media:
BL-GL3AG-DN - MVII DIAG CUST RX50 #1
BL-GL4AG-DN - MVII DIAG CUST RX50 #2
BL-GM2AG-DN - MVII DIAG CUST RX50 #3
BL-GM9AE-DN - MVII DIAG CUST RX50 #4
BL-FI50A-DN - MVII DIAG CUST RX50 #5
BL-GNRAA-DN - MICROVAX II MACROVERIFY(CUST)
AQ-GL5AE-DN - MVII DIAG CUST TK50
I used them when I added the MicroVAX II to Simh a few years ago. I had
some problems running them but that was largely due to the fact I didn't
implement memory parity, serial port loopback and other non-essential
features. I guess you have these though if you are able to pass all the
startup diagnostics.
If it helps at all, my code is in the main Simh repository:
https://github.com/simh/simh
Look for the vax630*.* files
Matt
[Seen thanks to off-list assistance - thank
you!]
I'm pretty sure there was a TK-50 diagnostics tape (I never
had one,
but saw the DEC
techs use them). There may also have been floppies in the very early
MicroVAX
days.
There was a set of CPU diags on floppies that came with our first
780. I think
we also had a set of additional diagnostics on 9-track tape if the CPU
was fully operational.
Jon
Brief background: Real VAXes had real
diagnostics. MicroVAXes had
diagnostic$