KFQSA docs and MDM (was RE: Help needed:Setting up a KDA50)

From: Fred N. van Kempen <waltje_at_pdp11.nl>
Date: Wed Dec 3 04:45:09 2003

On Wed, 3 Dec 2003, Pierre Gebhardt wrote:

> Megan, do you know the jumper settings for the KFQSA ?
Although I'm not as sweet as Megan,

> Or anyone else ?
oh.. this would apply though :)

> Yesterday I did another try.
> The KDA50 works now at address 172150, with the KFQSA removed. The command "show qbus"
> finally lists the controller.
Yay!

> Antonio named I link for KFQSA documents but they don't have documents online for it.
> How do I have to set jumpers for this board?
You dont have to, all programming is done in software. But, since
you asked:

        http://www.pdp11.nl/Documentation/NewMDS/VOL002/0346.pdf

> My VAX4000 found the RA-92, attached to the KDA (DUA0).
OK.

> The userguide of the KDA50 refers to a programm called MDM in order to do some diagnostics with the KDA and FORMAT the harddrive.
> My idea is to boot NetBSD over Ethernet and install it on the RA-92 (there are no other drives installed in the VAX!).
> Can BSD find the drive directly, format it and be installed on it, or do I have to need a special programm as MDM to format the drive?
It can just install it.

Cheers,
        Fred
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