Date   : Tue, 16 Aug 2005 14:07:50 +0100
From   : "Mark Usher" <mu.list@...>
Subject: Re: Level 3 fileserver - status...

Hi Jules,

I had that recently aswell, and I seem to remember it was as I hadn't put in
an NFS ROM (ANFS on a Master). That should fix it. You will obviously need a
clock signal too so that another computer can access the file server.

1.07 seems to be the last release version that I have also.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Majordomo List Manager [mailto:majordomo@...] On Behalf Of
Jules Richardson
Sent: 16 August 2005 12:23
To: bbc-micro@...
Subject: [BBC-Micro] 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