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AST RESEARCH TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB-0135 11-11-85
AST-PCOX TROUBLESHOOTING
The intent of this Technical Bulletin is to help the user of AST-
PCOX troubleshoot situations that may arise at installation time.
It is assumed that the user has read all manuals supplied by AST
for the installation procedure, and is familiar with all
terminology contained within.
PROBLEM
The user has been able to successfully log on to the host and can
run all applications necessary. When the user tried to "boot
load" the basic file transfer, a message shows that the PC must
be logged onto the host before "boot load" can be performed.
SOLUTION
This is one possible situation where such an occurrence can
happen. If the 32xx controller and the host have the port, that
the PC is assigned to, defined as a graphics terminal, such as an
S3G, then the Professional Workstation Facility will not be able
to function. AST-PCOX only supports 3278 or 3279 Model 2, 3, and
4 in the "basic" configuration. The key here is that through the
logmode on the host, the user can redefine themselves without a
host reconfiguration. The user should contact their systems
programmer to find out how to use this feature because it is
different for every host. The following is an example used on an
IBM 4341 host running VTAM and CMS Release 3.
i.e., LOGON APPID,LOGMODE = M32782S
This example allows this user to logon to CMS as a 3278
Model 2, even though the host has him initially defined
as a 3279 Model S3G.