>
> I checked tonight, and powering them both up (RL02 & RX02)
> before the cpu makes no difference. If the RX02 is powered on
> when the load button is hit on the RL02, the RL02 will fault
> just after spinup. If the RX02 is powered off, the RL02
> doesn't fault at any time and runs just fine.
With the RX02 on, does the RL02 spin up (even though it faults?) In other
words is the disk actually rotating?
>
> My M8256 is set at address 177170, vector 264, priority BR5.
> The M7762 is set at address 174400, vector 160, priority BR5.
> I'm assuming both at BR5 isn't a problem?
No, you can have as many devices as you like at the same priority level.
Actually, even if you'd set them to the same address and/or vector I
can't see what this would have caused the RL to fault.
I believe an RL will fault if the ACLO (or is it DCLO) line on the
backplane is asserted. Now why an RX)2 would be doing that is beyond me,
but it might be worth sticking a logic probe on that signal and seeing if
it ever goes low.
Jay
Taking a wild guess ... have you an AM radio near the 11/45?
Could it be that the RX02 when it is on generates a lot of
noise? I am thinking of worn brushes on the spindle motor, but
I am not sure that motor has carbon brushes ...
The RL fault lamp covers a lot of different problems.... What I'd do is
grab the RL printset and look at the circuitry that drives the fault
lamp. IIRC therr's what's logically a multi-input OR gate that combines a
lot of different error condtion signals and turns on the fault lamp if
any of them are asseted. So what I'd do that is put a logic probe on all
those signals (one a ta time) and see which is/are asserted. Then work
from there.
-tony