RL02 hook up to 11/04

[william degnan]

On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 2:18 PM, william degnan <billdegnan at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 2:10 PM, william degnan <billdegnan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 10:59 AM, John Welch via cctalk <
>> cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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>>> Now that I have the 11/04 running the next step is to hook up to the
>>> RL02.
>>>
>>> I need to run a cable from the M7762 to one of the connectors on the
>>> back of the RL02.  I have cabling stripped from a 11/04.
>>> Is there a terminator that goes on the other connector on the RL02? The
>>> machine that was stripped actually was a RL01, I hope the cable is the same
>>> and if not someone will be able to advise me on that.
>>>
>>> Do I need to set any jumpers on the M7762?
>>>
>>> Are there any other things I should do the the RL02 prior to plugging it
>>> into the wall and powering it on?
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> John Welch
>>>
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>> Assuming you have a bridge adapter that goes between the flat cable and
>> the drive cable.  The bottom drive port should be terminated if you're not
>> connecting to a 2nd drive.  Here is how I learned what I needed:
>>
>> http://www.pdp-11.nl/peripherals/disk/rl-info.html
>>
>> Bill
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> The ROM part number should be 751A9, if you're using a 9312, that's the
> ROM for the RL01/RL02. The command is DL0 or DL1.  If you use "DL" it
> assumes drive 0.  You can boot off of any drive however.  You can install
> the ROM in any slot.
>
> Bill
>
>
Sorry...any of the 4 bootstrap ROM sockets.  (not slot *banging head
against cabinet*)

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