[Info-vax] HSZ console drops to NINDY...

[John Reagan]

<VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG> wrote in message 
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> I've been trying to RESTART OTHER but I was getting an error.  So, I made
> up a cable to connect to the RJ12 console on the HSZ.  One works fine; the
> other drops me into "Intel NINDY" and a => prompt.  Google tells me it's
> a debugger in the Intel i960.  The error codes on the working HSZ tell me
> that it can't RESET or ASSET because OTHER has NINDY 'on' or in 'debug'.
> So, the question is, and googling all of the HSZ docs hasn't gottem me any
> more than info on the error codes, how do I get OUT of this mode so that
> the HSZ can boot?
>
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I've used a fair share of HSZ controllers and I never saw it drop to some 
NINDY debugger.

I had a whole bunch of adapters for the RJ12/DECconnect cable.  I gave them 
all to Sue to give away at the bootcamp.  She might still have some.

Perhaps the cable isn't quite right and the hardware jumped to some 
debugger?  Maybe corrupted firmware card?  (can you swap them around or is 
this a live system?)

Which HSZ is this?  I'll see if I have some maintenance manual hanging 
around.

John