Subject: Re: Minix From: David Betz <dbetz at xlisper.mv.com> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:31:36 -0500 To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Wow! That's great. I hadn't thought of using VTserver. I'll download it and see if I can get it working. I guess that means I'll have to switch my MXV11 over to TU58 boot though.

On Nov 17, 2005, at 4:24 PM, Doc Shipley wrote: > David Betz wrote: >> Do you know if a PC controller for an MFM drive can format an >> ST225 sufficiently that RT-11 can use it? I figure it would get >> the high level format wrong but wouldn't the low level format be >> okay? Can't RT-11 handle the high level formatting? > > Much easier, in my opinion, just to do it in XXDP. I have the > Winchester standalone (zrqch0?) from XXDP modified** to boot from > VTserver v2.x. If you want to try that, check out the system > requirements for VTserver and remind me next week and I'll send you > the fixed standalone utility. I've used it on ST225, ST251, RD53 > and RD54 disks. > > > Doc > > ** according to J. Engdahl's excellent instructions