On Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 6:44 PM Jon Elson via cctalk <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
> The ground was the problem.  For some CRAZY reason, pin 5 of
> the 9-pin serial connector of the KA630-AA and cabinet kit
> has a 1K Ohm resistance to system ground.  I ran a clip lead
> from the cabinet to pin 5 of the USB serial cable and then
> the communication works.
>
> But, now, for the POST I get 7..6..5..4..
>
> ?24 UNXINT
>
> consistently.  Now, I don't know what to do about that.  It
> used to do that once in a while, but now it is on every
> power-up.
>
> Anybody know what this means?
>


Unexpected Interrupt. I hit that once in the late 80s when i installed a
new nic. But it's been so long i don't recall what I did. I know in VMS I
had to do a SYSGEN, but i may have had to tell the boot roms... or maybe I
had to change the csr... it's been a long time though...

Warner

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