Hi,
I have tried all baud rates on the 1st Port. There is nothing on power
on or if reset. Holding down the reset button whilst powering on
doesn't change anything. I also tried shorting the pins in case the
switch was broken.
Although the network activity light flashes when I plug a network
adapter into it, it doesn't seem to try and load anything. I have 4
machines with the software on and also tried it from a Linux machine.
There is a short diagnostic manual online
http://deathrow.vistech.net/~cvisors/DEC94MDS/dsrvbf01.txt. This says
that if LED 2 is not lit up then it has a serious error and has failed
self test. It says to refer to the technical manual if it doesn't
light up, which I cannot find online.
I used to have one of these before, which I gave away. This just
worked, one of my machines is still setup from these days to mop boot
it.
Dan
The speed was 4800 bps. Power on with the red button pressed and the unit returns to factory settings.
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Onderwerp: Re: [HECnet] DECserver 200/MC - Worth a Punt?
Verzonden: 18 september 2012 04:13
On 2012-09-18 02:47, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 09/17/2012 06:36 PM, Dan Williams wrote:
No it's not getting that far
Anything on the first serial port? It has been awhile, but I seem to
recall it prints out some messages there on (or just after) startup.
If you have a terminal attached to port 1, and have it set to ignore the
modem signals, and the correct speed (probably 1200 bps, but I might be
wrong), it will print out some informational messages during self test
and as it tries to boot.
To actually have it boot you need a MOP server on the network, and the
right image. PR0801ENG.SYS, if I remember right...
If you are on HECnet, and the MOP protocol is enabled (for both sides),
MIM will serve the boot image for you.
Johnny
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email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
I cannot remember what each LED indicates. Do you have access to a manual?
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No it's not getting that far
Dan
On 17 Sep 2012, at 22:34, "hvlems at zonnet.nl" <hvlems at zonnet.nl> wrote:
A DS200 needs its os downloaded from a host. Did it get that far, did the load host receive a download request?
Hans
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:29:05
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Hi,
So I bought it, as Mark had found another one. Only thing is it
doesn't seem to be working.
Anyone got any experience with these. I have found a few manuals
online but they all refer to a Technical Manual which I can't find
anywhere.
It starts up with just the Power light on, the 2nd Light does not come
on, which is supposed to indicate self test is OK. The network light
flashes with network activity.
I have a had a cursory glance inside. Everything is connected, nothing
blown up or melted.
There is nothing at all on the 1st serial port. I've tried resetting
to defaults with the reset button and nothing. The guy I got it from
said it was working when powered down.
Anyone got any clues ?
On 2012-09-18 02:47, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 09/17/2012 06:36 PM, Dan Williams wrote:
No it's not getting that far
Anything on the first serial port? It has been awhile, but I seem to
recall it prints out some messages there on (or just after) startup.
If you have a terminal attached to port 1, and have it set to ignore the modem signals, and the correct speed (probably 1200 bps, but I might be wrong), it will print out some informational messages during self test and as it tries to boot.
To actually have it boot you need a MOP server on the network, and the right image. PR0801ENG.SYS, if I remember right...
If you are on HECnet, and the MOP protocol is enabled (for both sides), MIM will serve the boot image for you.
Johnny
--
Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
On 09/17/2012 06:36 PM, Dan Williams wrote:
No it's not getting that far
Anything on the first serial port? It has been awhile, but I seem to recall it prints out some messages there on (or just after) startup.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
On 09/17/2012 05:34 PM, hvlems at zonnet.nl wrote:
A DS200 needs its os downloaded from a host. Did it get that far, did the load host receive a download request?
...and I have that software (all of them, actually) if anyone ever needs it.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
No it's not getting that far
Dan
On 17 Sep 2012, at 22:34, "hvlems at zonnet.nl" <hvlems at zonnet.nl> wrote:
A DS200 needs its os downloaded from a host. Did it get that far, did the load host receive a download request?
Hans
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:29:05
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Reply-To: hecnet at Update.UU.SESubject: Re: [HECnet] DECserver 200/MC - Worth a Punt?
Hi,
So I bought it, as Mark had found another one. Only thing is it
doesn't seem to be working.
Anyone got any experience with these. I have found a few manuals
online but they all refer to a Technical Manual which I can't find
anywhere.
It starts up with just the Power light on, the 2nd Light does not come
on, which is supposed to indicate self test is OK. The network light
flashes with network activity.
I have a had a cursory glance inside. Everything is connected, nothing
blown up or melted.
There is nothing at all on the 1st serial port. I've tried resetting
to defaults with the reset button and nothing. The guy I got it from
said it was working when powered down.
Anyone got any clues ?
A DS200 needs its os downloaded from a host. Did it get that far, did the load host receive a download request?
Hans
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Williams <williams.dan at gmail.com>
Sender: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:29:05
To: <hecnet at update.uu.se>
Reply-To: hecnet at Update.UU.SESubject: Re: [HECnet] DECserver 200/MC - Worth a Punt?
Hi,
So I bought it, as Mark had found another one. Only thing is it
doesn't seem to be working.
Anyone got any experience with these. I have found a few manuals
online but they all refer to a Technical Manual which I can't find
anywhere.
It starts up with just the Power light on, the 2nd Light does not come
on, which is supposed to indicate self test is OK. The network light
flashes with network activity.
I have a had a cursory glance inside. Everything is connected, nothing
blown up or melted.
There is nothing at all on the 1st serial port. I've tried resetting
to defaults with the reset button and nothing. The guy I got it from
said it was working when powered down.
Anyone got any clues ?
Hi,
So I bought it, as Mark had found another one. Only thing is it
doesn't seem to be working.
Anyone got any experience with these. I have found a few manuals
online but they all refer to a Technical Manual which I can't find
anywhere.
It starts up with just the Power light on, the 2nd Light does not come
on, which is supposed to indicate self test is OK. The network light
flashes with network activity.
I have a had a cursory glance inside. Everything is connected, nothing
blown up or melted.
There is nothing at all on the 1st serial port. I've tried resetting
to defaults with the reset button and nothing. The guy I got it from
said it was working when powered down.
Anyone got any clues ?
Hello, list.
I've move some simulated machines to my brand new raspberry PI :). Now these systems:
- BITXOO (7.61, VMS 4.7, Area router)
- BITXOR (7.71, RSX11-M+)
- BITXOV (7.60, VMS 7.3)
reside in that little thingy :). The three are running at the same time (mostly idle otoh...). There should be no external effect, unless I am so silly to try to boot up the old "copy" of those machines.
For general information and amusement, I downloaded simh from the git repository, apt-get installed the network prerreq packages (basically the vde2 and the libpcap stuff) and built 3.9 from sources. It toke a little bit of time (the raspberry is not a lightning fast machine...), but everything built OK, no trouble, no hassle... I used the VDE setup I described in my blog, with no problems either.
So I've sucumbed to the raspberry virus too... :)
Jordi Guillaumes i Pons
jg at jordi.guillaumes.name
HECnet: BITXOV::JGUILLAUMES
