neals@sri-unix (07/27/82)
Info. on bugs / operation hints
The following are some hints and some bugs that were discovered
while doing a small I/O task under RMX-88 (V. 2.0) for the 432. If
these are already published and widely known, please excuse.
1. Current version of ICU-88 (V. 2.0) runs on the RPB-86.
Current manual (03) does not match this version, i.e.
does not mention the 'RUN' command to get on the RPB-86.
2. The submit file that is generated by ICU-88 has 2 bugs:
a) STACKSIZE (0) should be STACKSIZE (4)
b) NOIC (no init code) should be included as a control
on the LOCATE command.
Use CREDIT to fix.
3. You nust answer 'yes' to terminal handler and free space
manager queries on ICU-88 due to iMAX-432 referencing them.
4. Only the non-megabyte version of RMX-88 is supported with
iMAX at this time. See pg. 1 of the RMX-88 manual. I
suggest you follow the manuals suggestion for the use of
LOCATION and LOCATION$OF.
5. What other 432 libraries must be included in the LINK LIST
query is not documented at this time, so I suggest you
link in IPCTRL.LNK, SUP1TH.LNK, and INIT1.OBJ assuming
support for 1 terminal. See pg. SUM-3 and SUM-4 of the iMAX
manual.
6. A warning of "DECREASING SIZE OF SEGMENT" by the locate
operation will be displayed.
7. You must not input the RQOUTX and RQINPX exchanges on the
EXCHANGE query on ICU-88. They are automatically taken care
of when you answer yes to the terminal handler queries.
You must include your response exchanges unless you
dynamically create them with RQCXCH.
8. The TASK NAME query must be 6 or less characters. If
greater than 6, it ignores the whole thing and doesn't warn
you. The stack name should be the task name concatonated
with the word STACK.
9. All PLM-86 generated tasks must be COMPACT.
10. When using ICE-86A to debug the AP software you must add
the following commands to the normal 86/12A mapping
sequence:
*RWT = INF
*MAP 512 TO 576 = USER
This allows Multi-bus accesses to the IP board and includes
the 64K space for windows.
Don Ferris
Forwarded by:
Neal Smith
432 Technical Center, Oregon
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PS: Technical Center bulletin #1 was titled "A common problem"
dated Friday July 23.