Help on my MicroVAX 2000

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Sat Aug 29 08:30:13 1998

< It would appear that I am in dire need of some guidance in how to bring
< up my MicroVAX 2000. To bring things up to a current baseline, it is
< equipped with 14Mb of RAM, an RD54 HD, external connection option, and
< has a TK50Z-FA connected to it.

So far a fine machine.

< I have on hand several tapes for VMS - v5.4 and 5.5 - most but not all
< say that they are binary. Some are characterized as 'mandatory update'

Good!

< At any rate, after inserting the tape (#1) in the drive, closing the
< door, and pressing the illuminated red pushbutton, I enter 'b/1 mua0' a
< the terminal. After some passage of time (accompanied by whirring
< sounds and flashing lights), I see on the screen:
<
< -MUA0

Oops! It may be other than MUA0 or could be MKA7 (try 0-7 for both).

< Then later:
<
< %VMB-F-ERR, PC = 00000765
< %VMB-I-STS, R0 = 000008C2
< 84 FAIL

That means wrong or unusable device, or wrong media. If you do a T 50
you get a map of devices. so you know:

One line that gives looks like this:

FFFFF03 FFFFF05 FFFFF05 FFFFF05 FFFFF05 FFFFF05 FFFFF05

The FFFFF03 is the address of the tape, in this case device 0. the 05s
means no device at that address.

MM memory management
NI eithernet module
NVR battery backed up ram
TPC tape controller
DZ serial line controller
FP Floating point
HDC hard disks/floppies
4pln 4 plane graphics coprocessor
8pln 8 plane graphics coporcessor
MONO monochrome video (bare bones)


DUA0 is the hard disk which has ???? on it.

Allison
Received on Sat Aug 29 1998 - 08:30:13 BST