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Re: uVax II/BA23/BA123/RQDX/RX50 problem

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From: John Dodson
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1992 21:33
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In <1992Oct31.011350.4283@spcvxb.spc.edu> terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.) writes:

>In article <17198@pitt.UUCP>, hoffman@cs.pitt.edu (Bob Hoffman) writes:
>> If anyone can shed some light on this problem I would be most appreciative.

>  Try taking out the TQK50 controller (you'll need a grant card M9054? or
>similar). Some older versions of the CPU boot ROMs calculated the secondary
>controller CSR improperly when other devices were present.

Either that or move the TQK50 controller to the end of the bus, ie make it the
last card in the DMA/IRQ chain.

Methinks the DMA/IRQ logic on the TQK50 card is brain dead.

>  What does your CPU print on power-up (KA630-?? V?.?)?

>	Terry Kennedy		Operations Manager, Academic Computing
>	terry@spcvxa.bitnet	St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ USA
>	terry@spcvxa.spc.edu	+1 201 915 9381

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Subject: Re: uVax II/BA23/BA123/RQDX/RX50 problem
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