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

[JF Mezei]

Robert Jarratt wrote:

> 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.


Ok, what hasn't been discussed yet are the CSR and vctor information
that need to be hardcoded with dip switches on the boards.

You start with:

> MC SYSGEN (on any VAX)
> SYSGEN> CONFIGURE
> DEVICE> qna
> DEVICE> dhv11
> DEVICE> tk50
> %SYSGEN-I-EQV_NOTICE, equivalent name - device TK50 will be output as TU81
> DEVICE>  Exit
> Device: TU81    Name: PTA        CSR: 774500     Vector: 260    Support: yes
> Device: QNA     Name: XQA        CSR: 774440     Vector: 120    Support: yes
> Device: DHV11   Name: TXA        CSR: 760440*    Vector: 300*   Support: yes

the QNA is your DEQNA (you can enter DEQNA).
DHV11 is a serial controller (not sure which one you have).
I couldn't remember the magic incantation for the TQK50 controller, but
entering TK50 seemed to be accepted.

Once you get this, you write it down, and break down those number in BITS.

You then find the doc for each board (many can help here if you provide
the board name/number) and you will have to set the CSRs/Vectors on the
boards according to what SYSGEN told you.