Mark...
On 2020-05-31 18:26, Mark Pizzolato wrote:
Hi Phil,
On Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 8:37 AM, Phil J Fisher wrote:
All
Following Mark P's feedback and comments, this is in many respects a
re-submission of a previous poorly put together post.
[...]
This output shows what your configuration file did to the simulator setup.
The important part for us to look at is the actual commands you used to
achieve this. The configuration file you either explicitly (or implicitly by
using a pdp11.ini) invoked the simulator with is required to provide
visibility to how you got here! PLEASE provide that.
Agreed. It might help to see what the actual commands are.
Now I have deliberately not attached the XU device; I just want to make
sure it is picked up by RSX11M+. I believe it should do so even if it then
fails to do anything sensible. I get identical results when attached to a
network (for details of attach, see later).
When booted (via RL0), RSX11M+ fires up as expected. When I try to enable
the network via NETINS.CMD, I see that it is not able to "install" the UNA-0
network device.
NTL -- Config File -- Device UNA-0 Offline
CNT$DF 0,120,174510,5,,NX
NTINIT -- Failed To Load Line UNA-0
[...]
Not attaching is not useful. How would RSX pick the ethernet if you
don't have an ethernet?
The configuration file I'm asking for above is "What did you do?".
You also have not specified what type of traffic you expect to use the
XU device to transport. DECnet, IP, LAT are possible candidates.
You haven't described whether you will only be reaching out to other
systems via the network interface or if you will also expect to have
incoming functionality.
These questions are specifically asking for "What you want to do?".
Please answer them and we can help more!
As shown above, he is trying to start DECnet (that is what NTL and
NTINIT is about). So that information did come, even if not stated
explicitly. However, RSX is not seeing any ethernet controller. It tries
to probe the CSR and nothing shows. That is the basic problem. (There
might be others as well, I wouldn't know...)
Johnny
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