> Hey .. I now have some different results from my VAX .. when i type b
> dua1 to boot from RX33 .. the light on the RX33 blinks for a fraction of
> a second, then the HD RD54 drive light blinks for a second, then the
> RX33 light stays on and it makes a noise every 10 seconds or so as if it
> seeking.  But the light stays on, it doesn't seem to be reading anything
> from the drive, and the uVAX just sits at 2.. on the screen.  It has
> been doing this for about 10 minutes now.

What drive select jumper is
installed on your RX33?  Are you using a plain straight floppy cable,
or one of the bastardized twist-in-the-middle PC-clone floppy cables?

You don't explicitly say so, but am I
correct in assuming this is on a RQDX3?  If so, which revision?

Tim.