Date   : Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:23:26 +0000
From   : Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...>
Subject: Level 3 fileserver - status...

Right... I've dropped a 65C102 internal copro into the Master and did
*CO. TUBE and *CO. INTUBE, which at least means the fileserver's trying
to start now...

I get the following output:

Acorn file server level 3 version 1.07
File server station 248

(yes I know that version number's different to what's in the readme file
on disk!)

.. then it asks for the date but thinks I've input a 1. Then it asks for
the date again, but thinks I typed S80. In other words, it's not taking
the params in the !boot file as params to fs, but interpreting them as
user-supplied input to the date step. 

(Hmm, but I didn't have a RTC module plugged into the user port at this
point - maybe its presence would fix that...)


Anyway, I enter a date manually, followed by the time, followed by '1'
for the drives parameter. 

Then it asks for 'command', which appears to be one of 'S', 'A', or '*'.

Entered 'S' and it prompted me for the number of stations, so I just put
40 in for now.

It went away and thought for a bit (with lots of disk activity), then
printed the following:

Cache size- 2948 objects - 29
Starting-
FS internal error #09
at address 69FF

... then bailed to the * prompt.

Anyone able to look that error number up for me? I don't think I have
any level 3 fs docs here, they're all over at the museum. 

Couple of possibles: the lack of RTC module is upsetting something, or
the fact I have no Econet hooked up to the machine (and hence no clock)
is causing it to break. Of course it could also be a damaged drive,
faulty copro, or any number of other things :-/


Getting an Econet running *might* be hard; I seem to have any number of
Master Econet modules and wall boxes, plus four clock boxes, but a
questionable number of cables and only one terminator (SJ branded, but I
assume it's Econet)


I may as well ask too... what's the proper procedure for shutting the
server down? Is that what the 'A' command does? Or do I use the '*'
command then do *BYE or *DISMOUNT or something?

cheers

Jules