VAX - MMJ DEC423 Pinout

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:45:03 +0000

Setting up serial connection to VAXstation 4000/60:

First made a serial cable, attention Vax use a DEC423 serial port designed for long distant terminal line:

--------------- 1 - DTR (Data terminal ready)
I             I 2 - TxD (Transmit data)
I    1  2  3  4  5  6   I 3 - GND (Signal ground)
I                                         I 4 - RxC (Receive common)
I                                         I 5 - RxD (Receive data)
---------I____I 6 - DSR (Data set ready)

Pin 2 of the phone connector goes to Rx pin of the serial (3 of DB25 or 2 of DB9), pins 3 & 4 go to ground (7 of DB25 or 5 of DB9), and pin 5 goes to Tx pin (2 of DB25 or 3 of DB9).

Then, make sure that the S3 switch (on the front of the 4000/60) is set to the up position so that the VAX uses the serial console instead of the graphics console.

Then, load up your favourite terminal application, set the speed to 9600 baud, make sure hardware handshaking is off, and see if you can talk to the VAX.

My first VAX and VMS system

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:03:48 +0000

3 days ago I find a nice VAX Station 4000/60 on ebay for only 41 Euro (about 60 Dollars), obviously I bought it, and today delivery boy knock my door!

I paste the command/console output of the recovery procedure:

> KA46-A V1.4-38E-V4.2
> 08-00-2B-92-4E-C7
> 24MB
> ?? 001   9        NI  0172
> >>> sh config
> KA46-A V1.4-38E-V4.2
> 08-00-2B-92-4E-C7
> 24MB
> DEVNBR    DEVNAM           INFO
> ------    --------    --------------------------
> 1         NVR    OK
> 2         LCG    OK
> HR - 8 PLN FB - V1.2
> 3          DZ    OK
> 4       CACHE    OK
> 5         MEM    OK
> 24MB = SY=8MB, S0/1=8MB, S2/3=8MB, S4/5=0MB
> 6         FPU    OK
> 7          IT    OK
> 8         SYS    OK
> 9          NI    ?? 001 0172
> 10        SCSI    OK
> 3-L0-RZ26B   6-INITR
> 11         AUD    OK
> >>> ?
> BOOT [/[R5:]<bflg>] [<ddau>[:]]
> CONTINUE
> DEPOSIT [{ /B | /W | /L | /Q | /A }] [{ /P | /V | /I }] [/G] [/U] [/N:<n>]
> [{ <addr> | <sym> | + | - | * | @ }  [<datum>]]
> EXAMINE [{ /B | /W | /L | /Q | /A }] [{ /P | /V | /I }] [/G] [/U] [/N:<n>]
> [{ <addr> | <sym> | + | - | * | @ }]
> FIND [{ /MEMORY | /RPB }]
> HALT
> HELP
> INITIALIZE
> LOGIN
> REPEAT <cmd>
> SET BOOT <ddau>
> SET BFLG <bflg>
> SET DIAGENV <1-3>
> SET FBOOT <0-1>
> SET HALT <1-3>
> SET KBD <0-15>
> SET MOP <0-1>
> SET PSE <0-1>
> SET PSWD
> SET SCSI <0-7>
> SET TRIG <0-1>
> SHOW { BOOT | BFLG | CONFIG | DEV | DIAGENV | FBOOT | ETHER | ERROR |
> ESTAT | HALT | KBD | MEM | MOP | PSE | SCSI | TRIG }
> START <addr>
> TEST [/UTIL] <devnam | devnbr>
> UNJAM
> X <addr> <cnt> ...
> ?
> >>> B/1
> -DKA300
> SYSBOOT>  SET/STARTUP OPA0:
> SYSBOOT>  SET WINDOWS_SYSTEM 0
> %SYSBOOT-E-NOPARAM, no such parameter WINDOWS_SYSTEM
> SYSBOOT>  SET WRITESYSPARAMS 0
> SYSBOOT>  CONTINUE
> VAX/VMS Version V5.5-2H4 Major version id = 1 Minor version id = 0
> PLEASE ENTER DATE AND TIME (DD-MMM-YYYY  HH:MM)  27-NOV-2009 3:51
> $
> $ SPAWN
> SPAWN
> %DCL-S-SPAWNED, process SYSTEM_1 spawned
> %DCL-S-ATTACHED, terminal now attached to process SYSTEM_1
> $ @SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP
> $!  Copyright (c) 1993 Digital Equipment Corporation.  All rights reserved.
> %STDRV-I-STARTUP, VMS startup begun at 27-NOV-2009 04:00:59.19
> The VAX/VMS system is now executing the system startup procedure.
> %SET-I-NEWAUDSRV, identification of new audit server process is 00000088
> The VAX/VMS system is now executing the site-specific startup commands.
> %RUN-S-PROC_ID, identification of created process is 0000008C
> %NCP-W-FILOPE, File open error , Permanent database
> %NML-E-OPENOUT, error opening SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSEXE]NETLOGING.DAT; as output
> -RMS-F-PLV, unsupported prolog version
> %NCP-W-OPEFAI, Operation failure
> %SYSTEM-F-TIMEOUT, device timeout
> , timeout
> , unit is active
> , fatal hardware error
> %NCP-W-UNRCMP, Unrecognized component , Circuit
> Circuit = SVA-0
> %NCP-I-NOINFO, No information in database
> %RUN-S-PROC_ID, identification of created process is 0000008D
> Job NCPSTART (queue SYS$BATCH, entry 1) started on SYS$BATCH
> %RUN-S-PROC_ID, identification of created process is 0000008F
> %SET-I-INTSET, login interactive limit = 20, current interactive value = 1
> 27-NOV-2009 04:03:07
> Process SYSTEM_1 logged out at 27-NOV-2009 04:03:08.62
> Accounting information:
> Buffered I/O count:            3431         Peak working set size:     888
> Direct I/O count:              1440         Peak page file size:      3806
> Page faults:                  16606         Mounted volumes:             0
> Charged CPU time:           0 00:00:22.71   Elapsed time:     0 00:02:18.06
> %DCL-S-RETURNED, control returned to process STARTUP
> $ SET DEFAULT SYS$SYSTEM
> SET DEFAULT SYS$SYSTEM
> $ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:AUTHORIZE
> RUN SYS$SYSTEM:AUTHORIZE
> UAF> MODIFY SYSTEM /PASSWORD=system
> %UAF-I-MDFYMSG, user record(s) updated
> UAF> EXIT
> %UAF-I-DONEMSG, system authorization file modified
> %UAF-I-RDBNOMODS, no modifications made to rights data base
> $ LOGOUT
> LOGOUT
> SYSTEM       job terminated at 27-NOV-2009 04:04:26.81
> Accounting information:
> Buffered I/O count:              99         Peak working set size:    1056
> Direct I/O count:                46         Peak page file size:      3978
> Page faults:                    471         Mounted volumes:             0
> Charged CPU time:           0 00:00:00.41   Elapsed time:     0 00:05:33.58
> Welcome to VAX/VMS V5.5-2H4
> Username:

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VAX - MMJ DEC423 Pinout

My first VAX and VMS system