3 Feb
1998
3 Feb
'98
10:13 a.m.
<just typing a B to the prompt would do it, or B
<bootstrap device> such
<as
<B CSA0 ,,, Allison'd probably know better on this...
You have three bootable devices...
B DUA0 *RD5x in the box, never seen one external but it can be done.
B MUA0 or 7 *tk50 tape I forget the device number as it's slow.
B XQA0 *boot via eithernet. It was possible to run them diskless.
B does the default device first (dua0) then tape then eithernet.
That's B ESA0 for the Ethernet. But if he can't type, he can't enter any of
those commands. I don't know what the various failure modes of an LK201
look like (none of mine have failed), so I can't say offhand what's wrong
with the keyboard. I would first try swapping it (since I have plenty of
them lying around) and, failing that, going for a serial console.
Also, the ? on 7 indicates some sort of problem with the disk controller.
Roger Ivie
ivie(a)cc.usu.edu