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Conference noted::hackers_v1

Title:	-={ H A C K E R S }=-
Notice:	Write locked - see NOTED::HACKERS
Moderator:	DIEHRD::MORRIS

Created:	Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:	Mon Aug 03 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	680
Total number of notes:	5456

545.0. "TKA????" by SNDBOX::SMITH (William P.N. (WOOKIE::) Smith) Fri Sep 04 1987 15:40

    I'm making some progress bringing up a LabVax (microvax II plus
    some), but I can't seem to get my terminal lines to work.  The system
    knows about TKA0: but thinks it's offline and can't talk to it.
    There doesn't seem to be a file anywhere called TKDRIVER.EXE, and
    the DHV-11 has passed the diagnostics, so it should work, but it
    doesn't.
    
    	The only thing I can think of is that originally when I built
    the system the DHV-11 was broke, so maybe the driver didn't get
    included or something.  Am I close (and where could I find the driver
    for it without rebuilding the system) or am I way out in left field
    somewhere?  Any and all useful incantations will be gratefully
    received!
    
    Thanks,
    
    Willie

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
545.1	typo	SNDBOX::SMITH	William P.N. (WOOKIE::) Smith	`Fri Sep 04 1987 16:54`	4
	OOPS, i meant TXA in the previous, not TKA..... Willie
545.2		UFP::MURPHY	Rick Murphy	`Mon Sep 07 1987 12:26`	9
	The DHV11 driver is called YFDRIVER. Since your DHV comes up OFFLINE, you probably have the vector set wrong. [At least that's what happens when you misconfigure DZQ11's.] You might also have the DHV11 overlapping some other device. Try using SYSGEN CONFIGURE to figure out what CSR and VECTOR VMS wants. [Make sure you include the VAXlab stuff.] VMS and MDM are known to disagree sometimes.. -Rick
545.3		JANUS::PALKA		`Tue Sep 08 1987 11:48`	5
	I think a mis-set vector will give device timeouts, not put the device offline. Possibly the self test hasn't passed which is why the device comes up offline. Andrew Palka
545.4		SNDBOX::SMITH	William P.N. (WOOKIE::) Smith	`Wed Sep 09 1987 08:32`	8
	Thanks guys, I'll look into things further, SYSGEN CONFIG shows CSR: 760440* and VECTOR: 300*, which is what the system configuration sheet shows was set up, but the diagnostic tape says the board test is disabled by software (or something like that), but then goes ahead and tests it (and says it passes) anyway. Is there any other way to tell if it passed self-test? Willie
545.5	self-test LED	FROST::W_PIPER	bill piper	`Wed Sep 09 1987 10:40`	6
	The DHV11 does its own self-test. Take a look at the green LED near one of the cable connectors. If it isn't on, it failed. The usual symptom with VMS is that TXA0: exists, but TXA1: through TXA7: are missing. -piper
545.6	I know this isn't the place for this, but...	SNDBOX::SMITH	William P.N. (WOOKIE::) Smith	`Mon Sep 14 1987 13:27`	11
	Well, I got it fixed, and have a print queue set up to talk to it, but I can't seem to make it talk to our LN03+... There aren't any special software settings I should use to make a DHV11 work, are there? I have sys$print running on $printer, which is 'logicalled' (is that a word?) to $terminal0, which is _txa0:, and has been $set terminal $printer/mumble/speed=9600/etc but sys$printer is 'stalled', and txa0: is 'unit timed out', though I can occasionally get single characters through before the LN03+ gives 'controller error'.... Any ideas? Willie