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vaxorcist

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Aug 9, 2006, 9:17:22 AM8/9/06
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Hi,

has anyone tried the ULTRIX-11 V2.0 tape image from:

http://www.bitsavers.org/bits/DEC/pdp11/magtapes/BB-X302B-BC_ULTRIX-11_V2_16USR_BIN_1984.tap.gz

yet?

I could not boot it with the simh simulator, neither with the ts tape
device:

sim> b ts
HALT instruction, PC: 001122 (BPL 1170)

nor with the tq tape device:

sim> b tq0
HALT instruction, PC: 016230 (MOV #15114,R3)

Unfortunately I cannot test the tape image on my real PDP-11/83 because
I haven't got a working tape drive at the moment.

ULTRIX-11 V3.0 and V3.1 tape images on the other hand boot successfully
with simh:

sim> b tq0

Sizing Memory...

To list options, type help then press <RETURN>

Boot: help


To execute one of the boot options (listed below), enter the name
of the option using only lowercase characters then press <RETURN>.
SEE ALSO: Chapter 3 of the ULTRIX-11 System Management Guide.
ULTRIX-11 Installation Guide.

aus Enable/disable Auto Unit Select (default = enable)
Allows booting of system from a disk drive other than unit
zero (changes root device unit number in the booted kernel).

acs Enable/disable Auto CSR Select (default = enable)
Allows booting of disks with non standard CSR, by passing
CSR from boot's device address table to the booted kernel.

csr List and/or change a device's CSR address entry boot's
device address table. Boot will prompt for device name.

install Begin the auto-install procedure.

Boot: install

Has anyone got ULTRIX-11 manuals (any version) out there???


Regards

Ulli

Al Kossow

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Aug 9, 2006, 2:19:57 PM8/9/06
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On 8/9/06 6:17 AM, in article
1155129442.5...@n13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "vaxorcist"
<hoelscher...@freenet.de> wrote:


> Has anyone got ULTRIX-11 manuals (any version) out there???
>

A four volume set of 2.0 manuals came with the tape. I'll see if I can at
least get the installation instructions scanned.


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vaxorcist

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Aug 9, 2006, 4:17:54 PM8/9/06
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Al Kossow wrote:

>
> A four volume set of 2.0 manuals came with the tape. I'll see if I can at
> least get the installation instructions scanned.
>

Yes, please!
I would appreciate that very much.

How long will it take to scan all the ULTRIX-11 V2.0 manuals?
Can I do anything to help?

Regards

Ulli

Al Kossow

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Aug 9, 2006, 8:37:49 PM8/9/06
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On 8/9/06 1:17 PM, in article
1155154674.2...@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com, "vaxorcist"
<hoelscher...@freenet.de> wrote:

> Al Kossow wrote:
>
>>
>> A four volume set of 2.0 manuals came with the tape. I'll see if I can at
>> least get the installation instructions scanned.
>>

Manual up now at bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp11/ultrix-11/2.0/

vaxorcist

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Aug 11, 2006, 2:11:27 PM8/11/06
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Al Kossow wrote:

Thank you VERY much, especially for the rest of the manuals !!!

ULTRIX V2.0 is now up and running:

Sizing Memory...

Boot: rl(0,0)unix (CTRL/C will abort auto-boot)

rl(0,0)unix: 15808+18416+8192+8192+8192+8192+8192+2048

ULTRIX-11 Kernel V2.0

realmem = 262144
buffers = 20480
usermem = 162816
erase = delete, kill = ^U, intr = ^C

Regards

Ulli

madcrow

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Aug 11, 2006, 3:08:37 PM8/11/06
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So what did you have to do on the SIMH end to get it to work? You only
cover what you did once SIMH had booted the tape...

vaxorcist

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Aug 12, 2006, 4:51:27 AM8/12/06
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madcrow wrote:

> So what did you have to do on the SIMH end to get it to work? You only
> cover what you did once SIMH had booted the tape...

Sorry, forgot that:

SET CLK 50HZ
SET CPU 11/24
SET CPU 256K

SET CR DISABLED
SET DZ DISABLED
SET HK DISABLED
SET LPT DISABLED
SET PTP DISABLED
SET PTR DISABLED
SET RHA DISABLED
SET RK DISABLED
SET RP DISABLED
SET RQ DISABLED
SET RX DISABLED
SET TQ DISABLED
SET VH DISABLED
SET XQ DISABLED

SET RL ENABLED
SET RL0 RL02
ATT RL0 ULT20.RL2

SET RHB ENABLED
SET TU ENABLED
SET TU TM03
SET TU0 TU77
ATT TU0 BB-X302B-BC_ULTRIX-11_V2_16USR_BIN_1984.TAP

BOOT TU0

Must have been incompatible devices or so; trying to boot TQ0 (TK50)
was complete nonsense as this drive was not yet released when ULTRIX-11
V2.0 was out.

Regards

Ulli

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