PDP-11/23 deskside machine -DAMN

From: Technoid_at_cheta.net <(Technoid_at_cheta.net)>
Date: Thu Mar 23 22:43:46 2000

After putting the skins back on the machine it is giving me a ERROR 13 -
DU0 not ready error.

DAMN!

I knew it wouldn't be that easy. I have a couple of spare ST506-type
drives to hang off it but don't know how picky the controller is or where
to find install media for an operating system. The drive sounds fine
(spins up and purges but no boot anymore) DAMN.

What free operating systems are out there for this machine. I suppose I
will get another drive up and running and then get the data off of this
one if it is possible. DAMN.

To be honest I think I didn't park the drive before powering off the last
time and suspect a head crash wiped the boot sector or something like
that. Now when I try to boot I hear the drive track but get this error.
DAMN.

How can I get boots to restore a system?

Yes, I suspect it ran up to six terminals as there are two controlled from
the cpu card and four controlled by a terminal controller card.


  512KB MEMORY KDF11B-BE ROM V0.9 CLOCK
ENABLED

                             BOOT MENU

   Device Physical Valid Unit
    Name Device Numbers

    DU DSA 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    DL RL01/RL02 0 1 2 3
    DX RX01 0 1
    DY RX02 0 1
    DD TU58 0 1
    XH QNA 0 1
    MS TQK25/TS05 0


                        TRYING UNIT DU0

ERROR UNIT DU0
ERR 13 DRIVE NOT READY
WISH TO REBOOT [Y,(N)]?


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Technoid_at_Cheta.net
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