1. XEROX 1108 OVERVIEW ..................................................... 1 Operations Overview .......................................................... 1 The Local Disk ..................................................................... 2 The Keyboard ...................................................................... 2 Booting The Xerox 1108 ..................................................... 3 Software .............................................................................. 4 Setting Date and Time ........................................................ 5 The Lisp Sysout .................................................................... 5 Installing Software From Floppies ..................................... 6 Installing Sysouts From Fileservers ..................................... 6 Installing Sysouts From The Local Disk ............................... 7 Starting Lisp ........................................................................ 7 Loading Interlisp-D Packages ............................................. 8 Maintenance Panel Codes .................................................. 9 The Ethernet ..................................................................... 10 Copying Files Between Machines ..................................... 11 The Floppy Disk Drive ....................................................... 12 Summary .......................................................................... 12 2. BASIC OPERATIONS ............................................................ 15 Components ...................................................................... 15 The Display ...................................................... 15 The Keyboard .................................................. 15 The Mouse ....................................................... 15 The Processor ................................................... 17 The Rigid Disk .................................................. 17 The Floppy Disk Drive ....................................... 18 Service Considerations ..................................... 18 RS232 ................................................................. 19 ? Operations ........................................................................ 19 Turning on the Processor ................................. 19 Booting the Processor ...................................... 20 Turning off the Processor ................................. 21 Routine Maintenance ....................................................... 22 Cleaning the Floppy Disk Drive Heads .............. 22 Cleaning the Mouse Pad, and Checking the Mouse ..................................................... 23 Cleaning the Display Screen ............................. 23 Cleaning the Keyboard .................................... 23 Basic Troubleshooting ...................................................... 24 Reporting Problems .......................................................... 25 3. THE FILE SYSTEM ................................................................ 27 Introduction ...................................................................... 27 Partitioning the Disk ........................................................ 27 Installing a File Directory on a Logical Volume ................. 28 File Name Conventions ..................................................... 29 Accessing Files From Interlisp-D ........................................ 30 Other Useful Functions ..................................................... 31 Erasing an Interlisp File Ssytem Volume ........................... 32 Limitations ........................................................................ 33 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .............................................. 35 Introduction ...................................................................... 35 Setting the Time (when requested only) .......................... 36 Software Installation Procedure ...................................... 37 Partitioning the Rigid Disk ............................... 37 Installing Utility Software on the System Tools Volume .................................... 40 Installing Interlisp-D Software on the Lisp Volume(s) .............................................. 42 Starting Interlisp-D/Choosing a Lisp Volume .................... 45 5. SYSTEM TOOLS .................................................................... 49 The Profile Tool, Lisp System Tools and Diagnostics .............................................................. 49 The Profile Tool ................................................................. 49 Parameter Items ............................................... 52 ? The Lisp System Tools ........................................................ 53 Parameter Items ............................................... 55 Command Items .............................................. 58 The Online Diagnostics Tool ............................................. 63 Parameter Items ............................................... 66 Command Items ............................................... 66 6. INPUT OUTPUT ...................................................................... 67 Floppy Support ................................................................. 67 RS232 Support ................................................................... 72 RS232 Cable configuration for RS232C port and TTYPort .............................................. 72 Special Adaptor Cables for the TTYPort ........... 73 Certain Devices with DTE Interface and Female Connectors .................................... 75 Testing the Connection Between Two Xerox 11-- machines ........................................ 76 Testing the Connection Between Xerox 11-- Machines and a VAX/VMS ........................ 77 File Transfer ..................................................... 77 Use of RS232LOGIN .......................................... 79 7. MACHINE DIAGNOSTICS ................................................... 81 Use of the Fixed Disk Diagnostic Floppy ........................... 81 ALT-5 and ALT-2 Boots from the Fixed Disk Diagnostic Master Disc ................................................... 81 ALAG ................................................................ 81 Failures in ALAG .............................................. 84 8. MP CODE SUMMARY ......................................................... 85 Summary of MP Code Ranges .......................................... 85 Boot-time errors ............................................................... 86 0200-0299 Booting phase 2 (initial microcode) ................ 86 0500-0502 Domino progress codes .................................. 86 0505-0599 Domino error codes ........................................ 87 0900-0999 Pilot codes ....................................................... 88 9000-9299 Interlisp-D microcode error detected ............. 89 9300-9399 Lisp system code error (call to ?MP.ER) ............ 90 9400-9899 - Unassigned ................................................... 93 9900-9924 Attempt to call Raid or Alto O. S. .................... 93? (This page intentionally left blank)