12 Jun
2006
12 Jun
'06
4:08 p.m.
Jerry Wright wrote:
You probably have a hardware error.
I'd run diagnostics on the RA80, and see what it says.
Last machine that I had that used RA8* drives (a 11/83) kept
failing the HDA's. After replacing the drives 3 times, I finally
replaced them with RD54's. Only problem since then was a
noisy drive (ground connector on the spindle making a lot of
noise, but no other problems). I don't think the RA* HDA's age
very well.
Hi,
I have been working on my 11/44 for a while and finally
go it to boot and find the drives. (RA80's) I believe
it had more than the (2) I have. Drive ID buttons say
0 and 2.
The system booted RSTS 1 time and of coarse asked for the password. I
shut down the system and went back to the "books" for a while. I then
tried to boot it up again
the next day and receive the following.
To get passed the password: It will eventually ask the
question "Start timesharing". Answer "NO" and you
will drop into command mode as 1,2.
Reset passwords, and shutdown: "run $shutup".
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
CONSOLE
17777707 173064
>> ~
>
CONSOLE
17777707 173012
>>
User-defined address for Device
DZ1: not found - device disabled.
(this was there before)
RSTS V8.0-07 EVERETT XXXXXXXX (DU0) INIT V8.0-07
Option: START
Disk is being rebuilt - wait ...
DU0 Error UDASA P.OPCD P.STS P.BCNT P.BUFF P.BUF2 P.LBN
000000 000241 000010 000000 000000 000000 000000
Unrecoverable disk error on DU0
PC=121232 PS=030341 OV=000022 M5=001600 M6=003242 SP=041266
R0=000000 R1=077777 R2=042125 R3=172150 R4=041410 R5=140026
SP-> 026220 000006 000002 150103 000001 041410
Fatal RSTS/E system initialization error!
Option: HELP
The valid RSTS initialization options are:
DSKINT Initialize disk to RSTS file structure
COPY Copy minimal system to disk
PATCH Patch a file
HARDWR Set controller characteristics
INSTALL Install a monitor SIL
REFRESH Manipulate files in [0,1]
DEFAULT Set monitor defaults
SET Set device characteristics
START Start timesharing
<LF> Start timesharing (fast)
BOOT Bootstrap a device
SAVRES SAVE or RESTORE a RSTS/E disk
IDENT Display version of INIT and installed SIL
HELP Type this HELP message
FILL Set console fill for INIT
Only the first two characters need be typed.
Option:
If you have a SCSI card, I'd probably hook up some (smallish)
SCSI disks. I don't know what the maximum size RSTS can
handle is, but I suspect it is in the 1Gb range.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I would guess it has disk/File problems of some sort. I
know very little about RSTS and it looks like its
a steep learning curve. The second drive has some kind of internal
control problems and shuts off if it is accessed
by the 11/44. it was left (Off). The system has been setting for 10
years before I got it. I try to keep each system
intack if possible. The Dead TU80 is my next project. On
the bright side it did come with a SCSI card.
Thanks, Jerry
Jerry Wright
JLC inc
g-wright at att.net