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

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In article <00AB826A.24DE4C67 at SendSpamHere.ORG>, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG writes:
>In article <kpudnR4LW8xjICfTnZ2dnUVZ_hednZ2d at earthlink.com>, "John Reagan" <johnrreagan at earthlink.net> writes:
>>
>><VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG> wrote in message 
>>news:00AB825F.710839D9 at SendSpamHere.ORG...
>>> 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.
>
>
>It's just a normal DECconnect "MMJ type" cable but instead of an MMJ, one
>end has an RJ12.  Conductors are crossed as with a normal DECconnect with
>MMJs.
>
>
>>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?)
>
>The cable works with the other HSZ just fine.  
>
>FWIW, I was able to get out of NINDY with a "GO" command.  I now get
>the HSZ software V5.2 but it's complaining that the serial number is
>not correct -- call field service.  Sheesh!

OK.  Did a little more Googling and I found a "dangerous" answer on a
Chinese forum.  Got the serial number set (BTW, the other controller
cannot be present to do this) and the HSZ seems to be back in working
order.

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