--- "Clint Wolff (VAX collector)" <vaxman_at_uswest.net> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have spent all day trying to get VMS 5.4 loaded onto my 11/750, but
> I can't figure out how to get standalone backup to find the hard drive.
>
> My configuration:
>
> CPU:
> 11/750
> Massbus?
> Emulex SC750/B? (RM03/RM05/RM80 compatible)
> Fujitsu Eagle (M2351?)
> Emulex SC750/B? (RM03/RM05/RM80 compatible)
>
> 4.3 BSD recognizes the Fuji drive, and calls it hp(0,0), but I can't
> get standalone backup (version 4.4) to recognize it...
All unicies I've worked with in the DEC world were great about non-DEC
disk controllers. Even 2.9BSD for the PDP-11 loves Unibus SMD disk
controllers in the install (xp driver).
> Any suggestions? I've tried DUA0, DRA0, DBA0, and several others...
ISTR that with third-party disk controllers, it was common to cut custom
SA Backup tapes. We always had SI/9900 controllers so I can't comment to
your Emulex boards specifically, but I know we had to patch the DRDRIVER.EXE
to recognize an Eagle as an oversized RM05. The smaller Fuji drive (a 160Mb)
showed up under VMS and UNIX as a pair of RM03s, DRA0 and DRA1. We didn't
have to do anything to the drives for that one - the geometry was emulated
exactly.
Depending on MASSBUS slot number (set by the jumpers on the backplane, but
typically never altered from factory spec), it's possible that your drive
might show up as DRB0 or DRC0, especially if there are multiple MASSBUS
options installed or even a second Unibus (L0010 card).
One of the features of later SA Backups was that it would print out your
available disk and tape configuration as part of the startup process. If
you are loading such a version and the tape drive shows up but not your
Emulex disk, suspect driver issues with the SA Backup tapes, especially if
they are DEC standard. I think that crept in around VMS 5, though. If
you can get a newer Backup, it might help you identify what, if any, drive
letters it shows up as.
-ethan
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Received on Sun Feb 27 2000 - 23:15:22 GMT