On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 10:07 PM Bill Degnan <billdeg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> pretty cool > Thanks! Looking at the boot source I figured out that I just needed to build a non-generic kernel to get rid of the load device prompt... I'd somehow omitted that during the install... Warner On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 11:42 PM Warner Losh via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 6:11 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk < >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> >> > On 8/16/21 2:55 PM, js--- via cctalk wrote: >> > > >> > > >> > > On 8/15/2021 10:08 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: >> > >> On 8/15/21 12:45 AM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: >> > >>> >> > >>> Distributions/DEC/Ultrix-11/Fred-Ultrix3 in the tuhs archive has >> > >>> complete >> > >>> instructions as well as a program to build the ultrix tapes >> > >>> >> > >> >> > >> It took a day because I wanted to test it but I have a TK50 image >> that >> > >> works with SIMH. I did an install on an 11/73 with 3M of memory and >> > >> two RD54's. Worked fine. It's been a while since I did any >> Ultrix-11 >> > >> on real or simulated hardware. >> > >> >> > >> Have no idea how to get this tape to anyone. It's just shy of 4M. >> Not >> > >> sure if it could be emailed. The SIMH ini file is trivially simple >> but >> > >> I could provide that as well. >> > >> >> > >> I have nowhere I could put it up for download. I don't do things >> like >> > >> Google Drive. Maybe we need a GITHUB site or something for Ultrix >> > stuff. >> > >> >> > >> bill >> > > >> > > >> > > Bill's file is at: >> > > >> > > http://www.cimmeri.com/js/download/ultrix-11/ >> > > >> > >> > So, anybody got a system running from that tape yet? >> > >> > (Other than me :-) >> > >> >> Does this count? I named it bill because I wasn't sure which version it >> was >> :) >> And I did it from tape, not RX-50s and swapping 31 of them in/out with >> simh... And I couldn't get 11/73 to work (I think my simh has a regression >> there), but 11/83 worked just fine. >> >> ULTRIX-11 System V3.1 (bill) >> >> login: root >> >> Welcome to the ULTRIX-11 System >> >> erase = delete, kill = ^U, intr = ^C >> bill# uname -a >> ULTRIX-11 bill 3 0 PDP-11/83 >> bill# df >> Filesystem total kbytes kbytes percent >> node kbytes used free used Mounted on >> /dev/rd00 4654 3076 1578 66% / >> /dev/rd01 8302 7708 594 93% /usr >> bill# >> >> But I did something wrong... It prompts me for the load device on each >> reboot. >> >> sim> boot rq0 >> >> Sizing Memory... >> >> Boot: rd(0,0)unix (CTRL/C will abort auto-boot) >> >> Load device (? for help, <RETURN> if none) < ht tm ts tk rx rl rc > ? tk >> >> rd(0,0)unix: >> >> 14784+17024+8192+8000+8064+8000+8064+8128+8000+7808+7936+7936+7680+7360+1344 >> >> ULTRIX-11 Kernel V3.1 >> ... >> >> (and I think my simh is a bit wonky because it doesn't quite work: it >> hangs >> from time to time, but only after a reset) >> >> Warner >> >