Did you specify that you wanted /usr on ra0? It certainly looks like it
is missing which partition it should be on.
Disk partitions would normally be specified as a letter after the unit
number. So ra0d, for example.
The message "on partition of the system disk, ra0." looks like there is
a missing letter between the two spaces after "partition".
And of course, /dev/rra0 don't exist. The whole disk would be
/dev/rra0c, if we're talking the block device, or /dev/ra0c for the
character device.
But newfs would normally be wanting to operate on the block device.
Johnny
On 2020-03-24 20:49, Ray Jewhurst wrote:
2.2 and 2.0 went without a hitch but I had to change the disk size to
ra82. I tried 3.0 using the 2.0 standalone boot and it got all the way
to partitioning the usr and then it gave me this error.
Making the new file system for /usr on /dev/rra0 RA81
newfs: /dev/rra0: No such file or directory
The newfs command failed to construct the /usr file system on
partition of the system disk, ra0.
This error causes the installation procedure to stop. One possible
cause for the error is a corrupt system disk. You may want to replace
or use another system disk, and begin the installation again. If this
error message appears a second time, contact a DIGITAL representative.
#
Also, unlike 2.x and 4.x it never asked me what kind of install I wanted
to do, Basic or Advanced.
Thanks,
Ray
On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 1:30 PM Henry Bent <henry.r.b...@gmail.com
<mailto:henry.r.b...@gmail.com>> wrote:
On Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 13:11, Ray Jewhurst <raywjewhu...@gmail.com
<mailto:raywjewhu...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I also tried the Microvax II and I got the same error. I lo and
behold read the documentation and saw that the 3900 was not
supported so I tried the II right away.
Ray
On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 1:07 PM Henry Bent
<henry.r.b...@gmail.com <mailto:henry.r.b...@gmail.com>> wrote:
On Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 08:47, Ray Jewhurst
<raywjewhu...@gmail.com <mailto:raywjewhu...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I have the Ultrix 2.2 and 3.0 tapes both supported and
unsupported from Bitsavers, but I don't know how to
mount/boot them. I was attempting to use the install
script for Ultrix 4.0 from Gunkies. Also, I am using
the vax (3900) simulator. When I mount the 2.2 tape as
a TK50 this is the error I get:
>>>b mua0
(BOOT/R5:0 MUA0
2..
-MUA0
1..0..
?50 SCB2NDINT, MUA0
HALT instruction, PC: 00000C1A (MOVL (R11),SP)
sim>
And here's my ini:
set cpu 16m
set tto 7b
set tti 7b
set cr dis
set lpt dis
set rl dis
set rq0 ra81
att rq0 ultrix.dsk
set rq1 dis
set rq2 dis
set rq3 dis
set ts dis
set tq tk50
att tq0 ultrix22.tap
set tq1 dis
set tq2 dis
set tq3 dis
;set xq dis
;att xq 1
att nvr ultrix.nvr
;dep bdr 0
boot cpu
Any suggestions?
Well, problem #1 is that you're trying to run those
operating systems on unsupported hardware. I don't remember
when 3900 support was added off the top of my head but
probably not until some version of 3.1 or 4.0. I would try
with the Microvax II sim and see where that gets you.
-Henry
Ultrix 2.2 doesn't boot from the distribution tape, it boots from a
standalone "boot" tape. What you want is
http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/bits/DEC/vax/ultrix/2.0/AQ-JU00C-BE_ULTRIX-32_2.0_SA_87.tap.gz
which, despite its name and the directory it is placed in, is the
TK50 boot tape for Ultrix 2.2. Boot from that.
I honestly don't remember how I installed 3.0 as the standalone boot
tape is missing. If you can install and get comfortable with 2.2,
and if you can install the 2.3 patch successfully, let me know and
I'll try and remember how to get 3.0 up on SIMH.
You should read
http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/vax/ultrix-32/3.0/AA-LY24A-TE_ULTRIX-32_BasicInst_Microvax3300_1988.pdf
; I do not recall the install process being significantly different
between 2.x and 3.0.
-Henry
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