21 Feb
2018
21 Feb
'18
10:44 a.m.
I *might* be able to help, *if* you also have a MicroVax you can plug
this controller into - eventually (months). I have a pair of MicroVaxen
with Emulex QD32 SMD controllers in my collection. (My inventory shows
them as QD325, but I expect that is a misnomer; my notes indicate QD32).
With those machines I also got an Emulex Diagnostic tape, VX9962004 Rev
J. My notes indicate it has these diagnostics:
FQD01M MSCP Formatter: QD01, QD32, SC03
FVD03M: UCxx Host Adapter Format
FVD32M MSCP Formatter: QD01, QD32, SC41, SC03
IQC02: DHV11 Option of CS02/H Diagnostic
IQT12: TS11 Compatible QT12/TC03 Diagnostic
IVC23E: CS23/CS04 Diagnostic
I have not used that tape in several years, though, I don't seem to have
made an image of that tape at this point (shame on me). (Now on my ToDo
list - but it will probably be a couple of months).
On 2/20/2018 5:49 PM, Jacob Ritorto via cctalk wrote:
Hi all,
Would anyone here be able to help me troubleshoot my qd32 controller? I
have a pdp11/73 that's mostly working, boots 2.11bsd from rl02 okay, but I
need my big disk to work so I can load the rest of the distro.
I've been following the manual for the qd32 to enter the geometry of my
real working Fuji m2333 (jumpered correctly according to the manuals), but
when I load the special command into the qd32's SP register that's supposed
to load the geometry table I entered in pdp11 memory to the qd32's novram,
I get a bad status value from the qd32's SP register and it remains
unresponsive when I try to store the geometry. If I go ahead and try the
built-in qd32 format command, it responds similarly. When I pull in mkfs
from tape (vtserver) and try anyway, despite the failures, to run mkfs on
the m2333, I get an !online error from the standalone unix mkfs. The disk
does respond (the select light flashes and I can hear heads actuating), but
without geometry and format, I'm obviously dead in the water.
I understand that there used to exist some Emulex qd32/pdp11 diagnostics
that could help the situation, but my previous attempts to find copies have
come up short.
Any suggestions on how to proceed?
thx
jake