On Nov 28, 11:40, Christian Fandt wrote:
> >> > BL-T540B-M1 CZUFDB1 USER TESTS
> >> > BL-T541B-M1 CZXD1B1 FIELD SERVICE TESTS 1
> >> > BL-T542B-MC CZXD2B0 FIELD SERVICE TESTS 2
> >> > BL-T565B-MC CZXD3B0 FIELD SERVICE TESTS 3
> >> > BL-T583B-MC CZXD4B0 FIELD SERVICE TESTS 4
To which Pete replied:
> >They are indeed XXDP disks. They're the field service set for a
> >microPDP-11/23+. They contain XXDP Ver.2 plus relevant disgnostics, the
> >User Tests disks has the XXDP utilities and confidence test, Tests 1
has
> >object files and some utilities, Tests 2 has KDF11/BDV11/DLV11J/etc
tests,
> >Tests 3 has less-frequently-used interface tests, Tests 4 has other tape
> >and disk tests.
> I have no documentation on these disks, therefore, a few questions for
you
> and the others:
>
> ** Will the disks still work with the 11/73 and the third-party disk
> controller?
They'll work with the processor; they'll work with the the 3rd-party disk
so long as it emulates an RX50 with MSCP protocol.
> ** Is there an online index or something where you looked up those 'CZ'
> part numbers or do you have the user's manual or same software in your
> library to find the info above? (i.e., How did you know what they were
and
> how can I find the same?)
I have the same set (and a lot of other XXDP/XXDP+ files), and I have
listings and notes from DEC maintenance courses.
> ** Any online manuals for these diagnostics? Or, anybody willing to sell
a
> xerographic copy of them to me?
There were some manuals on microfiche; I have course notes on paper for
XXDP/XXDP+ and my own notes for XXDP Version 2 (I think that's what it was
called; some people referred to it as XXDP++ but that wasn't what DEC
called it) as on those disks.
There's a key to the names. For the older versions:
Hxmnrp.SYS is a system file: H means SYSTEM, x=M,D,U,S,Q for Monitor,
Decice Driver, Utility, Supervisor, or miscellaneous ; mn is the device
mnemonic for the medium supported; rp is the revision and patch level.
tmnirp.BI? is a diagnostic program;
t processor type, eg V or Z
mn device mnemonic, eg RQ
i program identifier, eg C
rp revision and patch level, eg B2
? is N or C (BIN=binary, BIC=relocatable binary)
Thus ZRQCH0.BIC is for any processor, using an RQDX controller, third
diagnostic of the set (this one happens to be a disk formatter, but you
would only know that if you knew what was in the set), eight version, never
patched.
There are some special mnemonics:
DI directory utility
SU setup utility
AA XXDP supervisor file
AB PT/AMS supervisor file
SA User manual
Apart from that, most of the mnemonics are simliar to the letters of the
device name (eg RQ for RQDX, MR for MR11/MRV11, DL for DL11/DLV11, etc) but
usually not the standard DEC device driver mnemonics.
Dtirp.BIN is a Unibus test; t is the test type, rest as above, except
0 instruction test
1 adressing test
6 AA11/VT06/LAB11 test
8 Unibus test
The common processor type letters for QBus are
J 11/23, 11/24
V 11/03
Z any processor
If I can find the source files, I'll put machine-readable notes on my web
pages (probablyt as PostScript). That is mostly XXDP V2 stuff. I *might*
have some machine-readble XXDP+ notes; if I can find any I put them up too.
I'll post a note to the list if and when...
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Dept. of Computer Science
University of York
Received on Sat Nov 28 1998 - 15:23:45 GMT