On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 6:13 PM, Joseph Zatarski <jzatar2 at illinois.edu>
wrote:
On 2014-10-26
3:07 PM, Toby Thain wrote:
>* On 21/10/14 7:38 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote:
*>>>* > From: Toby
Thain
*>>>>>>* > Looking to see what the internal self-test returns
as an
error
*>>>* code
*>>>* > (that can be done with console ODT, it doesn't need a
program) is
*>>>* > probably the first step in diagnosing.
*>>>*...
*>>* OK, after powerup, the bits of the VAR register (e/w/p 2000192c) are
*>>* D800, i.e. the test result bits VAR12:10 are 1,1,0 - meaning RAM test
*>>* failed.
*>
Hi all,
As an update to this project, I can report that the DELQA has been
repaired with four new static RAM chips, and now the MicroVAX II's
network is fully working (including netboot).
Credit due to Joe Zatarski (joe_z) who did a beautiful job of
desoldering and putting sockets in for the four RAM chips.
--Toby
Glad to have helped :)
Joe Zatarski
>>>* I must be doing something wrong
running the test manually, though -
*>>>>>>>* d/w/p 2000192c
2000
*>>>>* Just leaves 2000 in the VAR register, permanently.
*>>>>* --Toby
*>>>>>>>>>>* Noel
*>>>>>>>
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