25 Oct
2000
25 Oct
'00
11:20 a.m.
Hi...
now I cleaned the vaxstation II/GPX and I want to make it a runable system. I own no
monitor but on the
powerconnectorside there are a lot of dsub connectors and switsches and a
onedigitdisplay.
Can someone explain them and the
If I fire the vaxstation on the systemdisplay shows an A and then seemd to wait. Nothing
goes on and no
harddisk is aktive. The light on the powerswistchside are in ready mode.
So bonnecting a serial cable to the CPU status connector diesn't work nd it seemd as
I must make a
DEC-like cable for it.
Thanks for help.
Greetings from
Fritz Chwolka - Duisburg
/ collecting old computers just for fun at www.alterechner.de \
25 Oct
25 Oct
11:33 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fritz Chwolka" <Fritz_Chwolka(a)t-online.de>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 4:20 PM
Subject: vaxstation II - howw to start
Hi...
now I cleaned the vaxstation II/GPX and I want to make it a runable
system. I own
no monitor but on the
powerconnectorside there are a lot of dsub connectors
and switsches and a
onedigitdisplay.
Can someone explain them and the
If I fire the vaxstation on the systemdisplay shows an A and then seemd to
wait.
Nothing goes on and no
harddisk is aktive. The light on the powerswistchside
are in ready mode.
So bonnecting a serial cable to the CPU status connector diesn't work nd
it
seemd as I must make a
DEC-like cable for it.
Thanks for help.
Greetings from
Fritz Chwolka - Duisburg
/ collecting old computers just for fun at www.alterechner.de \
You need to beg, borrow, or steal (or make :) a special serial cable, DEC
p/n BCC08. This
is actually pretty straightforward, and you can find the directions for
doing so all over the
place. I'd suggest checking http://vaxarchive.org (which has a ton of
VAX-related information
anyway).
I can't remember the DEC diagnostic codes for the life of me :) Then again,
they've got
those on http://vaxarchive.org too :)
--Sean Caron (root(a)diablonet.net) | http://www.diablonet.net
12:49 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Caron" <sean(a)techcare.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: vaxstation II - howw to start
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fritz Chwolka" <Fritz_Chwolka(a)t-online.de>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 4:20 PM
Subject: vaxstation II - howw to start
> Hi...
>
> now I cleaned the vaxstation II/GPX and I want to make
it a runable
system. I own no monitor but on the
> powerconnectorside there are a lot of dsub connectors
and switsches and a
onedigitdisplay.
> Can someone explain them and the
>
> If I fire the vaxstation on the systemdisplay shows an A
and then seemd to
wait. Nothing goes on and no
> harddisk is aktive. The light on the powerswistchside
are in ready mode.
>
> So bonnecting a serial cable to the CPU status
connector diesn't work nd
it seemd as I must make a
> DEC-like cable for it.
>
> Thanks for help.
>
>
>
>
> Greetings from
>
> Fritz Chwolka - Duisburg
> / collecting old computers just for fun at
www.alterechner.de \
You need to beg, borrow, or steal (or make :) a special
serial cable, DEC
p/n BCC08. This is actually pretty straightforward,
and
you can find the directions for
doing so all over the place. I'd suggest checking
http://vaxarchive.org (which has a ton of
VAX-related information anyway).
I've also been told that you have to remove the video frame
grabber(s) before this. I'm still hoping for a BC18Z cable
and a monitor, I got another lead to one today. I did see a
picture of what I think was one on ebay last week but it
disappeared before I could bid.
Also it is heavy enough to put holes in asphalt, mine was
too heavy to carry to the basement so it's in the garage.
Maybe with winter coming I'll make an effort to get it
inside.
2:28 p.m.
On Wed, 25 Oct 2000 17:49:36 -0400, Mike Kenzie wrote:
Greetings from
Fritz Chwolka - Duisburg
/ collecting old computers just for fun at www.alterechner.de \
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Caron" <sean(a)techcare.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 4:33 PM
taht was a goot point
> now I cleaned the vaxstation II/GPX and I
want to make
it a runable
doing so all over the place. I'd suggest
checking
http://vaxarchive.org (which has a ton of
> VAX-related information anyway). I've also been told that you have to remove the
video frame
grabber(s) before this. I'm still hoping for a BC18Z cable
and a monitor, I got another lead to one today. I did see a
picture of what I think was one on ebay last week but it
disappeared before I could bid.
how to remove ? Are you meaning the
************************************************
Q5: M7169 QDSS BASE MODULE
Q6: M7168 QDSS 4 PLANE
************************************************
cards ?
Also it is heavy enough to put holes in asphalt, mine
was
too heavy to carry to the basement so it's in the garage.
Maybe with winter coming I'll make an effort to get it
inside.
I removed the drives and the tape . So it was easy enough to carry it into the basement.
Now I put all back after cleaning and will see what next.
26 Oct
26 Oct
2:11 p.m.
On Thu, 26 Oct 2000, Fritz Chwolka wrote:
If you removed the back side cover, the power supply (HEAVY) is
easily removed. A couple zeus fasteners and a few connectorized
power cables. I have carried a fully loaded uVAX II (3 drives, TK50,
powersupply, and all) up two flights of stairs by myself, but
I wouldn't recommend it to anyone :)
clint
Also it is heavy enough to put holes in asphalt,
mine was
too heavy to carry to the basement so it's in the garage.
Maybe with winter coming I'll make an effort to get it
inside.
I removed the drives and the tape . So it was easy enough to carry it into the basement.
Now I put all back after cleaning and will see what next.
10:08 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Kenzie" <KenzieM(a)sympatico.ca>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: vaxstation II - howw to start
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Caron" <sean(a)techcare.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: vaxstation II - howw to start
I don't think you have to remove the graphics cardset in order
to get it to boot over a serial console; I thought it would just
come up, but with a message like:
"Normal operation not possible"
or something like that. I may be wrong, as I've never really
had a chance to play around with graphics cards on the
QBus :)
--Sean Caron (root(a)diablonet.net) | http://www.diablonet.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fritz Chwolka" <Fritz_Chwolka(a)t-online.de>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 4:20 PM
Subject: vaxstation II - howw to start
> Hi...
>
> now I cleaned the vaxstation II/GPX and I want to make
it a runable
system. I own no monitor but on the
> powerconnectorside there are a lot of dsub connectors
and switsches and a
onedigitdisplay.
> Can someone explain them and the
>
> If I fire the vaxstation on the systemdisplay shows an A
and then seemd to
wait. Nothing goes on and no
> harddisk is aktive. The light on the powerswistchside
are in ready mode.
>
> So bonnecting a serial cable to the CPU status
connector diesn't work
nd
it seemd as I must make a
> DEC-like cable for it.
>
> Thanks for help.
>
>
>
>
> Greetings from
>
> Fritz Chwolka - Duisburg
> / collecting old computers just for fun at
www.alterechner.de \
You need to beg, borrow, or steal (or make :) a special
serial cable, DEC
p/n BCC08. This is actually pretty
straightforward, and
you can find the directions for
doing so all over the place. I'd suggest
checking
http://vaxarchive.org (which has a ton of
VAX-related information anyway).
I've also been told that you have to remove the video frame
grabber(s) before this. I'm still hoping for a BC18Z cable
and a monitor, I got another lead to one today. I did see a
picture of what I think was one on ebay last week but it
disappeared before I could bid.
Also it is heavy enough to put holes in asphalt, mine was
too heavy to carry to the basement so it's in the garage.
Maybe with winter coming I'll make an effort to get it
inside.
25 Oct
25 Oct
3:12 p.m.
Hi Fritz,
Congratulations on your 'new' computer!
the website: http://www.vaxarchive.org has a bunch of information
about VAXes, including pinouts for the console cable, and what
the little display means. As a hint, the little display should
start at 'F', count down to '6', pause for a while (several
minutes if you have lots of RAM), then down to '0'. If it stops
anyplace forever, you have a hardware problem. I don't remember
what the 'A' status means...
Good luck,
clint
On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Fritz Chwolka wrote:
Hi...
now I cleaned the vaxstation II/GPX and I want to make it a runable system. I own no
monitor but on the
powerconnectorside there are a lot of dsub connectors and switsches and a
onedigitdisplay.
Can someone explain them and the
If I fire the vaxstation on the systemdisplay shows an A and then seemd to wait. Nothing
goes on and no
harddisk is aktive. The light on the powerswistchside are in ready mode.
So bonnecting a serial cable to the CPU status connector diesn't work nd it seemd as
I must make a
DEC-like cable for it.
Thanks for help.
Greetings from
Fritz Chwolka - Duisburg
/ collecting old computers just for fun at www.alterechner.de \
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