However, I just
realized, I am trying to make this overly difficult. I'm
wanting to use these drives on PDP-11's which means they need to be
formated on one. So the question I should really be asking is how to get
them formated on a RQDX3 that's in a PDP-11. The reason for trying to
format them on the VS2000 was just to make sure they worked (and for some
reason I was thinking it was a good idea, go figure).
Then what you want is the XXDP+ kit, and the ZRQC formatter.
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
I just checked the emulator images I've made of my XXDP+ packs. The RL02 pack
has the ZRQC formater, the RL01 pack doesn't (big surprise it's from about
'79). The next question is what is it expecting for input? Obviously I
can't do anything while running under the emulator, but will be helpfull to
know for when I put a RLV11 or RLV12 in the 11/23 that has a RQDX3 but no
RDnn drives. Hopefully I can get that done tonite after work.
BTW is there any problem with putting a RLV11 in a 22-bit system?
Here what happened when I ran ZRQCH0
.RUN ZRQCH0
ZRQCH0.BIN
DRSSM-G2
ZRQC-H-0
RQDX3 Disk Formatter Utility
UNIT IS Formattable Winchester (RDnn) or Floppy (RX33) Drives
RSTRT ADR 145702
DR>
So what does it want for input? Don't know if this is a stupid question,
but am asking since I've never actually used XXDP+ and I didn't get any
documentation at all with the Packs, despite the fact that the rest had
related Docs.
Zane
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