Request for help with a PDP 11/73 - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

4 Feb 2003

Thats what I was hoping. I think that
it is trying to boot from the disk
that I think is dead.
I have a vt420 to hook up, but
I do not have the cabling that I need.
I just bought a gender changer and a 
null modem on eBay. When they get here 
I will hook it up to see what the console
output says.

Thanks,
Dave Chu

...
 I just bought a PDP 11/73, but
unfortunately UPS dropped it 
on the way. So I am trying to 
what ever documentation and 
diagnostics that I can locate
to figure out how badly it was
damaged.
The mounts for the tape drive and
disk drive were broken as well as
all of the external plastic.
The machine powers up and goes through
some self diagnostics, stopping with the 
LED's reading "01". The disk drive stays
quite and unlit, my conclusion was that it
appears dead.
I am looking for any help that I can get.

TIA,
Dave Chu

 What is reported on the console port?

Plug in a terminal/etc and see what it tells you.
If there is a problem, it should display a more useful
error message.

I believe that at 01, it is trying to boot the software
...
 from wherever it is set up to boot from. 