How do I make a BRUSYS bootable floppy?

[Craig McCluskey]

Having just had many problems because of a bad BRUSYS floppy, we would
like to make a new one. Does anyone know how to do that?

Craig

[Stuart Brook]

If memory serves, it is something like this ...

MOU DUn:/FOR ! Mount the floppy foreign
RUN $VMR
Enter filename: BRUSYS.SYS
VMR> SAV DUn:BRUSYS
VMR> ^Z

DMO DUn:

Same to create a bootable TK50 ... substitute MUn: for DUn:

Stuart

[Craig McCluskey]

> Johnny Billquist wrote:

> > On Mon, 17 Nov 1997, Craig McCluskey wrote:
> > > Stuart Brook wrote:
> > > > If memory serves, it is something like this ...
> > > >
> > > > MOU DUn:/FOR ! Mount the floppy foreign
> > >

> > > I hope you meant DYn.
> >
> > Eh? Unless my memory has a parity error, DY: is RX02, which is a double
> > density 8" diskette.
> >
> > I thought we were talking a bit more modern hardware now. :-)
> >
> > Johnny
>
> Thanks Johnny! I thought he said it was connected to a SCSI controller
> ... so it is DUn: I didn't think I'd lost my mind. :-)
>
> Stuart

No, Stuart, you haven't lost your mind. My apologies to all for the confusion due
to what I didn't say, that the only floppies we have are 8" RX02s. It seemed
obvious to me! 8-)

We have gone from a definitely old-fashioned system (RD53/RQDX3, two 8" floppies,
and a TK50 tape) one step towards a more modern system (1.06 GB SCSI disk,
CQD-220 controller, two 8" floppies, and a TK50 tape.

We attempted to increase the memory by 256K (two memory boards) but seem to be
having either power supply loading problems (Netcom BA-23 box) or bus fan-out
problems. We also want to be able to install an Emulux TC02 to run a 9 track
tape, so there's more investigation on that to come.

Our next step toward the future will be to install a SCSI magneto-optical in our
StorageWorks BA-350 box. Slowly we'll get there ...

Craig

[Craig McCluskey]

Stuart Brook wrote:
> If memory serves, it is something like this ...
>
> MOU DUn:/FOR ! Mount the floppy foreign

> RUN $VMR
> Enter filename: BRUSYS.SYS
> VMR> SAV DUn:BRUSYS
> VMR> ^Z
>
> DMO DUn:
>
> Same to create a bootable TK50 ... substitute MUn: for DUn:
>
> Stuart

Yes, your memory does serve, Stuart. It works like a champ!
Thank you for your help.

Craig

[Craig McCluskey]

Craig McCluskey wrote:
> Yes, your memory does serve, Stuart. It works like a champ!

Oops. I forgot to mention that I had to SET /UIC=[1,51] before VMR could
find BRUSYS.STB, but once that is done, it does work like a champ.

> Thank you for your help.

Still applies.

Craig