Nope, turns out my H9278 backplane is killing the controllers.... Who'd a thunk it. And please don't ask how I know that now.....
- Peter On Sat, May 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM Peter Ekstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > I had one of the ends of the 50-wire flat cable get damaged and replaced > it. But it is possible either I did something wrong, or the cable itself > also got damaged. > I don't have anymore of those but I have a new one on the way. So I'll see > when I get it. > > Yeah, the CSR is the factory 172150, and both XXDP and RT-11 see a > controller on that address. It gets a vector of 154 which also seems > reasonable compared to my 11/23+. > > - Peter > > On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM Wayne S via cctalk <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Csr correct? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On May 23, 2025, at 16:58, Bill Degnan via cctalk < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Cable and termination? >> > >> >> On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM Peter Ekstrom via cctalk < >> >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hello to the group, >> >> >> >> I have been banging my head against a PDP-11/23 where I have an RQDX3 >> I'm >> >> trying to get to work. Actually, I have two RQDX3's but only one at a >> time. >> >> It is configured to the factory CSR, 172150, and it has the latest >> >> microcode on it. When I run the XXDP ZRQCH0 formatter I get the >> following: >> >> >> >> RQDX3 Disk Formatter Utility >> >> UNIT IS Formattable Winchester (RDnn) or Floppy (RX33) Drives >> >> RSTRT ADR 145702 >> >> DR>STA >> >> >> >> >> >> CHANGE HW (L) ? Y >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> # UNITS (D) ? 1 >> >> >> >> >> >> UNIT 0 >> >> Enter controller IP Address (O) 172150 ? >> >> What unit do you want to format [0-255] (D) 0 ? >> >> Would you like to revector a single LBN only [Y/N] (L) N ? >> >> Do you want to use the "AUTOFORMAT" Mode [Y/N] (L) Y ? N >> >> >> >> >> >> ZRQC SYS FTL ERR 00006 ON UNIT 00 TST 001 SUB 000 PC: 105742 >> >> Fatal Controller Error During Initialization. >> >> >> >> >> >> ZRQC SYS FTL ERR 00006 ON UNIT 00 TST 001 SUB 002 PC: 105742 >> >> Fatal Controller Error During Initialization. >> >> >> >> >> >> ZRQC EOP 1 >> >> 2 TOTAL ERRS >> >> >> >> >> >> DR> >> >> >> >> >> >> I have been booting XXDP and also RT11 over an emulator TU58. And I >> have a >> >> BDV11 so it has an LTC. >> >> >> >> I did try downgrading the microcode on the RQDX3 to the previous >> version, >> >> 3. It was 4. But no luck. >> >> Am I missing something? This should work with an M8186 CPU board, >> right? >> >> >> >> Anyone have any ideas? I haven't yet, but I plan to pop one of these >> RQDX3s >> >> in my 11/23+ and see if it works there. >> >> >> >> -Peter >> >> >> >
