Old Unibus PDP-11 XXDP diagnostics

From: Gooijen H <GOOI_at_oce.nl>
Date: Tue Dec 21 13:44:59 2004

  I could go and check ... AFAICR I also have a stack of listings that
belong to XXDP programs. When a stop/halt occurs at an address, you
read the listing of the XXDP diagnostic program to learn near the
address where the stop occurred for what reason that stop occurred.

I'll report back later!

- Henk.


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Subject: Old Unibus PDP-11 XXDP diagnostics

Does anyone have any info/documentation on the XXDP diagnostics for
older PDP-11 systems and peripherals? I'm looking in particular for the
11/40 (11/35), RK05, DZ11, RL02, MM11 core memory, RX01, RL01
diagnostics. I have found some info on Henk's site, but would like to
know if anyone has a comprehensive list and hints on how to run these,
what the output means, how to answer the prompts, etc.

I have created RL02 packs with XXDP 2.5 and XXDP 2.2 and I can boot and
run stuff from these packs. It appears that the 11/40 diagnostics are
on XXDP 2.2, but not on XXDP 2.5. I have an old 1976 DEC field rep
troubleshooting guide that refers to various MAINDECs, which seem to
have been the diagnostics prior to XXDP. Is there a list somewhere
showing what the XXDP equivalents of the old MAINDECs are?

Any help would be appreciated. I want to exercise my 11/40 and attached
peripherals and see if any subtle gremlins are lurking anywhere within.
Everything appears to be working perfectly with the exception of one of
my three RK05 drives that I knew was problematic.

Ashley
Received on Tue Dec 21 2004 - 13:44:59 GMT