How to install RISC/os 4.00 From QIC
DDC-I
Our company's old MIPS 120/5 died of primary hard drive failure a few
months ago. After several days of searching, I found a replacement drive
for $600 at PPC (805.241.0074). I have installed the drive and the machine
passes self-tests.
I now need to re-install RISC/os 4.00 from two QIC-24 format tapes. The
only documentation that I have refers me to the "Detailed instructions
that were included with the tapes", which of course after at least 6 or 8
years, nobody can find.
If anyone can give me instructions on how to start the OS install, I would
be very greatful. I have been able to boot the format util from tape and
format the new drive, and I can boot sash from the tape as well, but I
don't know how to proceed from there.
-Chris
PS: A CC in email would be appreciated in addition to any followup, as the
newsfeed at our provider is sporadic at best.
Gareth Williams
> Our company's old MIPS 120/5 died of primary hard drive failure a few
> months ago. After several days of searching, I found a replacement drive
> for $600 at PPC (805.241.0074). I have installed the drive and the machine
> passes self-tests.
>
> I now need to re-install RISC/os 4.00 from two QIC-24 format tapes. The
> only documentation that I have refers me to the "Detailed instructions
> that were included with the tapes", which of course after at least 6 or 8
> years, nobody can find.
>
> If anyone can give me instructions on how to start the OS install, I would
> be very greatful. I have been able to boot the format util from tape and
> format the new drive, and I can boot sash from the tape as well, but I
> don't know how to proceed from there.
I only have experiance with RISC/os 5.01, this is how it goes...
Your first step is to get the drive correctly formatted. I can't give
too much advice on this, because I really don't know a whole lot about
it. But the manuals that come with RISC/os assume that your drive is
correctly formatted.
Next you want to boot sash from the tape. You said you knew how to do
this, so I won't go into that.
Once you get into sash, you need to copy the miniroot file system to your
swap space (just a temporary file system from which to install) use the
sash command:
cp tqis(,,4) dksd(,,1)
where tqis(,,4) is your scsi tape drive on controler 0, drive 6, and
the miniroot system is the fourth file. dksd is your primary scsi drive
on controloer 0, drive 0, swap partion is partion 1 (default).
next you want to
boot -f tqis(,,7)unix.r2400_st root=isc0d0s1
the manual says it's actually unix.r2400_std, but on my disk it's just st
This should get you into a fimilear root prompt and the instructions are
on screen. Let me know if you need more help
Gareth Williams
ha...@ktka031.tk.kubota.co.jp
In article <Pine.GSO.3.95.970217165017.28543A-100000@goodguy>,
DDC-I <dd...@goodnet.com> wrote:
>Our company's old MIPS 120/5 died of primary hard drive failure a few
>months ago. After several days of searching, I found a replacement drive
>for $600 at PPC (805.241.0074). I have installed the drive and the machine
>passes self-tests.
>
>I now need to re-install RISC/os 4.00 from two QIC-24 format tapes. The
>only documentation that I have refers me to the "Detailed instructions
>that were included with the tapes", which of course after at least 6 or 8
>years, nobody can find.
>
>If anyone can give me instructions on how to start the OS install, I would
>be very greatful. I have been able to boot the format util from tape and
>format the new drive, and I can boot sash from the tape as well, but I
>don't know how to proceed from there.
I've found a really old logfile (dated:1989 Aug 7 !!) for installing
RISC/os4.0 on to M/120.
Basic idea is:
1) Boot sash.
2) Copy miniroot on to swap area (partition 1 on the disk).
3) Boot the miniroot.
4) Start up install program!
Here it goes:
---8<------8<------8<------8<--- Cut Here ---8<------8<------8<------8<---
M/120 MIPS Monitor Version 4.0 MIPS OPT Sun Jun 5 06:04:31 PDT 1988 root
Memory size: 50331648 (0x3000000) bytes
Icache size: 65536 (0x10000) bytes
Dcache size: 65536 (0x10000) bytes
>>
>> boot -f tqis(,,2)sash
154656+38256+190400 entry: 0xa0300000
MIPS Standalone Shell Version 4.20 MIPS OPT Tue May 16 14:35:08 PDT 1989 root
sash:
sash: cp -b 16k tqis(,,3) dkis(,,1)
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12800000 (0xc35000) bytes copied
sash:
sash: boot -f dkis(,,1)unix.r2400_std root=isc0d0s1
687760+93840+541328 entry: 0x80021000
CPU: MIPS R2000 Processor Chip Revision: 5.0
FPU: MIPS R2010 VLSI Floating Point Chip Revision: 2.0
Parity ENABLED
RISC/os Release 4_0 mips Version UMIPS
Total real memory = 50331648
Available memory = 48345088
Root on dev 0x1001, swap on dev 0x1001
WARNING: clock gained 63 days
WARNING: CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!
root on dev 0x1001 (fstyp is ffs)
Available memory = 46927872
UMIPS Miniroot run level 1
Making miniroot device files for m120-5 system...
erase=^H, kill=^U, interrupt=^C
#
# set -a
# inst
MIPS software package installation
---8<------8<------8<------8<--- Cut Here ---8<------8<------8<------8<---
After 'inst', following the instractions should do the work.
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