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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.