17 Feb
2006
17 Feb
'06
9:25 p.m.
David Betz wrote:
I just picked up a couple of KDF11-BA CPU modules. For
some reason, I
thought I remembered that the 11/23+ could boot an MFM drive (ST225)
attached to an RQDX3 controller but it doesn't look like that from
the description of the boot options on the M8189 module. Is there an
alternate boot ROM that can be installed or am I just out of luck?
well, I just formatted a couple of MFM drives (ST-225's) using an RQDX3
and an 11/23+ the other day. The cpu was an M8189.
I'm not sure the eprom's are stock, however. I didn't change them but I
think they have hand written labels on them. I'm happy to make an image
of the eprom but i think theys are standard boot prom for the 11/23+.
It certainly *wanted* to boot from the drives, but they were empty :-)
ps: i started with an RQDX2 and XXDP was *not* happy with my ST-225's.
it took me a while to figure out that the RQDX2 wants an RD5x drive,
which are hard to find. once I switched to the RQDX3 I found XXDP was
happy to format the drives.
-brad