[Info-vax] Trying to boot a MicroVAX II with VMS 7.3

[Robert Jarratt]

"David J Dachtera" <djesys.no at spam.comcast.net> wrote in message 
news:49CFEB2E.887B62F1 at spam.comcast.net...
> I can't help wondering if your uVAX-II contains a third-party CI adapter
> (don't think DEC ever made one for that box). I seem to recall a
> third-party - perhaps CMD - making a "CIQBA" CI card for Q-bus machines
> (couldn't boot from it, but it did allow access to CI-based storage once
> the O.S. was up and running).
>
> Can't imagine what else "CI ucode" could be referring to, but I'd be the
> last one to have that level of insight into the machine.
>
> Something else you might try, if you can and want to: Use a VAX machine
> running VMS to do the /IMAGE restore of the VMS073.B saveset from the
> distribution media to the uVAX-II's "system disk". Then, put the disk
> back into the uVAX-II, boot up (if it will) and complete the install
> from there.
>
> I am REALLY curious what that "CI ucode" reference is all about...
>
> D.J.D.


All I have in there now is the CPU, two memory boards, a tape controller, 
disk controller, serial controller and a DEQNA. I just read Hoffman's page 
on Q-Bus (http://www.hoffmanlabs.com/openvms/hwvax/hwqbus.shtml) and this 
has set me thinking that perhaps VMS is misidentifying a device due to some 
config error. I think this may need to be the next thing to look at.

Unfortunately I do not have the means to image restore to the system disk as 
it is an RD53 (of uncertain health at that) and I have no other machine that 
can write to it. I realise the RD53 is a bit on the small side, but that is 
all I have right now and I am struggling just to get standalone backup to 
load.

Regards

Rob