This was from an install floppy, which means that it had (probably) only mounted a mini-root file system, and was (again, probably) running a shell with restricted functionality.
On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 7:28 AM, E. Groenenberg <e...@groenenberg.net> wrote: > Hello Pontus. > > As far as I remember, DPX/2 uses AT&T System 5 rel. 0 with some additions > in the terminal database for the specific Bull terminals. > > So, basically all standard command could be find in the usual places. > > Ed > -- > Ik email, dus ik besta. > BTC : 1J5fajt8ptyZ2V1YURj3YJZhe5j3fJVSHN > LTC : LP2WuEmYPbpWUBqMFGJfdm7pdHEW7fKvDz > > On Thu, February 4, 2016 21:50, Pontus wrote: > > On 02/03/2016 09:35 PM, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Pontus Pihlgren <pon...@update.uu.se> > >> wrote: > >>> I have a OS install kit with bootable floppies and I managed to get a > >>> prompt using the "boot_unix" floppy and following the manuals that I > >>> have. > >>> > >>> However, not even "ls" would work from this prompt, only "cat". (You > >>> are > >>> supposed to enter "os_install", but I don't want to mess up the > >>> existing > >>> installtion. > >>> > >> I don't have experience with Bull at all. However, I have some > >> experience with other limited environments. > >> Does "echo" work? > >> If it does, you can try "echo *" as a (poor) substitute for "ls". > >> Apologies if you already know this. > >> > >> HTH > > > > Rather obvious, but I hadn't though of it. Thank you. Will try it next > > time. > > > > /P > > > >
