Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bbn!inmet!ishmael!cball
From: cball@ishmael
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Looking for standalone Eagle access
Message-ID: <143300004@ishmael>
Date: 6 Sep 88 18:13:00 GMT
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Nf-ID: #N:ishmael:143300004:000:1326
Nf-From: ishmael!cball    Sep  6 14:13:00 1988


I recently had a rh780 fail on our 4.3BSD Vax 11/780.  Unfortunately, this
made our system disk(an RM05) inaccessible, so the system was down and out
until DEC was able to fix it.  It would have been a big help to bring the
system up for a few hours so users could transfer their active files to
other systems.  This Vax also has two Emulex SC750's and some Fujitsu
Eagles, so I tried to copy the mini-root from the distribution tape to
partition b on one of the Eagles.  Unfortunately, I couldn't make copy (on
the floppy) access the Eagles.  I would like to be better prepared for the
next time.
	How do I make the standalone copy program or the boot program
access an Eagle in this configuration?  I would appreciate any suggestions.

	While I was trying to use copy, I ran into a documentation error
in the 4.3BSD System Manager's Manual(Installing and Operating 4.3BSD on
the VAX, SMM:1-4).  The RH780 was installed at tr8 as suggested by the
SMM, but DEC installed the System Industries massbus adaptor at tr10 instead
of tr9.  When the system was alive, it had listed the SI MBA as mba1,
but copy required ht(16,1), not ht(8,1) as indicated.  Apparently, in the
device specification "xx(y,z)", y should be calculated as
	(8 * (tr<mbaX>-tr<mba0>)) + device
not
	(8 * mba) + device

	Thanks,
		Charles Ball
		inmet!cball