Doug,
It's been a long time since I used twinax.
Check your device address, either dip switches or soft switches.
If the system was set to autoconfigure, console should configure itself.
Found some links for you.
https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=DD&subtype=SM&htmlfid=872/ENUS9406-_h03
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/printers/manuals/np17/g5445241.pdf
Happy twinaxing.
Paul
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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas Dunn
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2017 6:27 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: IPL Problem on AS/400 9406-170, V5R3 (I know it's an antique...)
I'm a young developer getting into IBM midrange for the first time recently. I have an account with pub400.com, and that's proving very useful in learning modern practices, and variants of RPG etc. However, I'm also a collector (which is how I got into this in the first place), so I bought myself a desk-sized AS/400 on eBay. I know it won't be terribly useful, it's just a curiosity for me to play around with.
Hopefully this isn't considered an inappropriate topic for this list; please let me know if it is.
I know it's in working condition from the seller, and he gave me the QSECOFR password. I think I am doing the IPL correctly (I used mode A and M), it displayed a lot of codes that related to mirroring disks and ran fairly loudly for a while, and then dropped back to the "01 A M" on the panel. Does that mean it has finished the IPL?
I think my problem is in connecting the terminal. The machine came with a Praim VGA console box, which seems to start fine. It has what I think is called a "T-connector" on it, I assume that both ports are equivalent? Does the other port require a terminator or something like that? I have plugged the Twinax cable into the T-connector, and the other end into a 4-port "strip", PN 72X5645. This strip terminates in a D-sub, 8-pin connector.
There's two places to plug that into the system, a case-mounted port labeled "MI", which leads to a jumper on the motherboard. The other option is an adapter card mounted below. I currently have it plugged into the "MI"
port. Oh, and the Twinax is plugged into port 0 of the 4-port strip, and all the twinax connections are tightly screwed in, not damaged, etc.
Also, what is the difference between Copy A an B of the LIC? Backup?
Thanks,
Doug Dunn
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