smp
Veteran Member
As folks here already know from my postings, I have a PDP-11/23 with the following boards installed:
Row 1 = M8186
Row 2 = M8044 DB
Row 3 = M8044 DB
Row 4 = M7940 (console)
Row 5 = M7940 (address 17650x)
Row 6 = Emulex UC07 (SCSI Interface)
Row 7 = M7946
Row 8 = empty
Row 9 = M8012 YA
I am successfully running RT-11SJ at present. I have to manually type in a short boot program in ODT for my Emulex SCSI interface, and then the system is able to boot into RT-11.
I would like to be able to have my system automatically boot up from my SCSI drive. When I power up my system, it signs on with:
28
START?
I then answer with N, and it prints out the available memory and drops into ODT:
I have tried answering with Y, but the system does not indicate anything obvious. I have also tried answering with DU or DD, but, again, nothing obvious. I forget if the system ever comes back to ODT, or if I simply gave up after 20 seconds and did a restart.
What are the possibilities for me to get my system to be able to boot up automatically, or can I get it to the point that I can type in an answer to the START? question and get it to go from there? I am suspecting that I should start by examining the M8012 board, right? What should I discover there?
Thanks, in advance, for your patience with me.
smp
Row 1 = M8186
Row 2 = M8044 DB
Row 3 = M8044 DB
Row 4 = M7940 (console)
Row 5 = M7940 (address 17650x)
Row 6 = Emulex UC07 (SCSI Interface)
Row 7 = M7946
Row 8 = empty
Row 9 = M8012 YA
I am successfully running RT-11SJ at present. I have to manually type in a short boot program in ODT for my Emulex SCSI interface, and then the system is able to boot into RT-11.
I would like to be able to have my system automatically boot up from my SCSI drive. When I power up my system, it signs on with:
28
START?
I then answer with N, and it prints out the available memory and drops into ODT:
I have tried answering with Y, but the system does not indicate anything obvious. I have also tried answering with DU or DD, but, again, nothing obvious. I forget if the system ever comes back to ODT, or if I simply gave up after 20 seconds and did a restart.
What are the possibilities for me to get my system to be able to boot up automatically, or can I get it to the point that I can type in an answer to the START? question and get it to go from there? I am suspecting that I should start by examining the M8012 board, right? What should I discover there?
Thanks, in advance, for your patience with me.
smp