On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Peter Allan <petermal...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Greg, > > The VMS 4.6 tapes do allow you to do an installation from scratch as well as > an update as I have just done it. > > I still have a problem, but see my next e-mail for details. > > Peter Allan > > On 28 December 2010 07:07, Gregg Levine <gregg.drw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 1:45 AM, Jarratt RMA >> <robert.jarr...@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> > If you are working from the same media I have, then I think the 4.6 >> > media >> > are an upgrade only and you will need to install an earlier version >> > first. I >> > think I installed 4.0 first. >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > Rob >> > >> > On 27 December 2010 12:30, Peter Allan <petermal...@googlemail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> I have managed to get hold of some versions of VMS, mostly VMS 4.X and >> >> I >> >> am trying to install VMS4.6 on an emulated 780 using simh. >> >> >> >> The sequence I have followed is: >> >> >> >> Boot using the VMS 7.3 CD >> >> >> >> Run BACKUP to copy the REQUIRED saveset from the VMS 4.6 emulated tape >> >> to >> >> an RA81 disk with the command >> >> BACKUP/VERIFY MTA0:REQUIRED/SAVE DUA0: >> >> >> >> However, when I boot from the RA81, expecting the installation sequence >> >> to >> >> continue, I get >> >> >> >> VAX/VMS Version KG 15-Jun-1987 10:00 >> >> >> >> >> >> **** FATAL BUG CHECK, VERSION = KG INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above >> >> ASTDEL or on interrupt stack >> >> >> >> CURRENT PROCESS = SWAPPER >> >> >> >> REGISTER DUMP >> >> >> >> R0 = 00000008 >> >> R1 = 04080000 >> >> R2 = 00000000 >> >> R3 = 00000000 >> >> R4 = 80002748 >> >> R5 = 00000000 >> >> R6 = 00000000 >> >> R7 = 00000000 >> >> R8 = 00000000 >> >> R9 = 00000000 >> >> R10= 00000000 >> >> R11= 00000000 >> >> AP = 00000000 >> >> FP = 00000000 >> >> SP = 801F91D0 >> >> PC = 80004862 >> >> PSL= 04080009 >> >> >> >> KERNEL/INTERRUPT STACK >> >> >> >> 801F91D8 00000004 >> >> 801F91DC 00000000 >> >> 801F91E0 FFFFFFFD >> >> 801F91E4 00000000 >> >> 801F91E8 00000000 >> >> 801F91EC 00000001 >> >> 801F91F0 00000003 >> >> 801F91F4 00000454 >> >> 801F91F8 8000A71B >> >> 801F91FC 04080000 >> >> >> >> Reboot requested, PC: 80158B91 (HALT) >> >> >> >> >> >> Has anyone any idea what is going wrong? >> >> >> >> I successfully installed VMS 7.3 from the CD on the 780. Experiments >> >> give >> >> a similar crash when running VMS 7.3 if I have too little memory on the >> >> 780 >> >> (less than 32MB), but no fiddling with the amount of memory seems to >> >> help >> >> with VMS 4.6. >> >> >> >> I think someone out there has VMS 4.6 running, so I trust it is >> >> possible >> >> and I am doing something silly. >> >> >> >> Peter Allan >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Simh mailing list >> >> Simh@trailing-edge.com >> >> http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Simh mailing list >> > Simh@trailing-edge.com >> > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh >> > >> >> Hello! >> I believe both 4.5 (If that version did exist, I can't remember.) and >> 4.6 are indeed upgrades, and that 4.0 is the logical way to start. And >> no I do not know when the firm started its hobbyist program. It has >> been a big bone of contention regarding when that happened, not why it >> did, and what release it was wrapped around. >> >> ----- >> Gregg C Levine gregg.drw...@gmail.com >> "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." > >
Hello! Fine. I received an e-mail off list which seemed to want to contradict what I posted earlier, despite my disclaimers. I will wait for your next one. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drw...@gmail.com "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." _______________________________________________ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
