RD54 and RT-11 5.4D

From: ajp166 <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Sat Oct 27 12:35:50 2001

From: Eric Dittman <dittman_at_dittman.net>


>I recently swapped the MV II CPU and memory in my BA23 with a
>PDP-11/73 CPU and memory. I booted RT-11 V5.4D and attempted
>to init the RD54, which failed:
>
>.init /segment:5 du0:
>DU0:/Initialize; Are you sure? Y
>?DUP-F-Directory output error DU0:
>The drive was working just fine as a ODS-2 volume. I don't have
>to low-level format, do I?


It it was working before all you need to do is INIT the disk to establish
an RT file system. The problem is RT11 doesnt like 160mb as it wants
not more than 32mb per logical or physical drive.

Me I keep a bunch of quantum D540s (31mb) for that use.

Allison
Received on Sat Oct 27 2001 - 12:35:50 BST