RT-11 doesn't recognize my 3.5" floppy

[allison]

On 05/07/2019 11:15 AM, Douglas Taylor via cctalk wrote:
> Very interesting , now that you got it to work, what can you use it for?
> Will it be an exchange media with PUTR?
>
> Doug
>
> On 5/6/2019 6:20 PM, Charles via cctalk wrote:
>> I have installed an RQDX3 and the M9058 distribution board in my
>> 11/23+. Since I don't have a 5.25" drive yet, I hooked up a 3.5" HD
>> (1.44 MB) drive from an old PC.
>> After a struggle (which I documented on VCFED's DEC forum), I managed
>> to get all the jumpers and cables set correctly, and now my XXDP
>> diagnostics (ZRQA?? ... ZRQF??) recognize the drive as an RX33 (DU0:,
>> logical drive 0 since no hard disks are attached). It passes all the
>> tests, and I can INIT, DIR, and copy files to it using the limited OS
>> with the XXDP suite. The LED on the RQDX3 blinks once when the drive
>> is accessed. So far so good.
>>
Did you actually test the drive by formatting, reading and writing?

>> But, when I boot the system (with RT-11SJ V5.01), it can't see the
>> drive at all. Attempts to access it result in the command hanging
>> indefinitely, the drive does not select, and the RQDX3 lamp flashes
>> rapidly. SHOW DEV:DU does say that the handler is installed for the
>> correct 172150, 154 location. However, SHOW DEV:DUn where n=[0..3]
>> displays two blank lines then back to the dot prompt.
>>
>> Is my version of RT-11 just too old to recognize an RX-33? If so,
>> what do I need to fix this? Presumably a later DU.SYS?
>> Thanks for any help. Most of my experience is with PDP-8's so this is
>> slow going...
>> -Charles
>>
>

RT11V5 works for me using RQDX3 and the distribution board in the BA23
box assembled as a MicroPDP-11 with RX33
and RD52 (Quantum 31mb).  Never thought much about it other than to make
sure the RX33 was jumpers were correct
and making a dummy panel for the smaller than RX50 drive.

The 11/73 system has the RQDX3 and the signal distribution board (m8058)
out of BA123 to hook up
RD52, RX33, RX23 and never had issues due to addressing devices under RT11.

Is it possible you have a interrupt grant gap between the various boards
and the RQDX?  That would cause a hang.

If you successful it makes using PUTR easier though RX50 works for that
too just smaller.

Allison