On Tue 03 Mar 2015 at 22:08:29 +0100, Johnny Billquist wrote: > >attach tm0 BB-J0830-01.M01_RSX11M+_V4.6_1999.tap > > This would be the full system. > > >attach tm1 BB-J0830-01.L01_RSX11M+_V4.6_BRU_1999.tap > > This is slightly weird, as the normal RSX distribution of V4.6 is just one > tape that holds both BRUSYS and the distribution.
Hm weird, since going by the file sizes, the L file is the larger one, and not bootable. 11M BB-J0830-01.M01_RSX11M+_V4.6_1999.tap <-- booted off this one 30M BB-J0830-01.L01_RSX11M+_V4.6_BRU_1999.tap <-- contains the string ***THIS VOLUME DOES NOT CONTAIN A HARDWARE BOOTABLE SYSTEM *** near the start I actually tried booting it once, and it then prints the string. > The BRU tape, which was separate in older systems, held only the BRUSYS > image, which you booted. And then you needed to switch tapes to the > distribution tape, to restore from. Seemingly that is still true with these files despite different names. Of course the pdf I have is for installing 4.3 and calls the boot tape BRUSYS. http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp11/rsx11/RSX11Mplus_V4.x/2a/AA-H431H-TC_RSX-11M-PLUS_4.3_System_Generation_and_Installation_Guide_Jan90.pdf I wonder why the M tape is so large; applying "strings" to it shows lots of stuff including Macro-11 source files. Could it still be, like that manual suggests in section 2.2.1 on page 2-5, that it is indeed "BRUSYS Standalone Copy System and Layered Product Corrections"? Oh, still haven't had much time to look at Kermit :( -Olaf. -- ___ Olaf 'Rhialto' Seibert -- The Doctor: No, 'eureka' is Greek for \X/ rhialto/at/xs4all.nl -- 'this bath is too hot.'
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