[Simh] Problem booting VMS 1.5

[Dan Foster]

Hot Diggety! Geoff Shearer was rumored to have written:
> 
> I hope someone can help
> 
> I am attempting to boot VMS 1.5 and I get the following error on boot:

Here's how I would install VMS V1.5 -- I just tested this configuration
file and the step by step procedure. Both files are attached.

(Quick summary: it involves installing V3.0, booting into V3.0, then
installing V1.5 on a disk while booted into V3.0, then booting into V1.5.

All this is because V3.x has the DSC2 utility which is required to
extract VMS V1.5. DSC2 was dropped by V4.0.)

You can adjust the paths in the config file if you like. Doesn't really
matter where things lives as long as SIMH can find them all.

I used Linux paths in config file, but if you use Windows, just change
to Windows style pathnames.

Once you have installed VMS V1.5, you can uncomment the 'BOOT RP0' line
near the bottom of the config file for automatic booting into V1.5 if
you like.

-Dan
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; VAX-11/780
;
; set memory size to 8MB
SET CPU 8M

; No RL Drives - VMS Device-Code: DLx
SET RL DISABLED

; No Cardreader - VMS Device-Code: CRx
SET CR DISABLED

; No LP11 line printer
SET LPT DISABLED

; No TUK50 TMSCP Controller
SET TQ DISABLED

; No RA disks - VMS Device-Code: RAx
SET RQ DISABLED

; No RX01 Console Floppy - VMS Device-Code: CSx
;SET RX DISABLED

; No SERIAL LINES
SET DZ DISABLED

; No RK07 disks - VMS Device-Code: DMx
SET HK DISABLED

; MASSBUS Disks - VMS Device-Code: DBx
SET RP ENABLE
SET RP0 RP06
SET RP1 RP06
SET RP2 RP06
SET RP3 RP06
SET RP4 RP06
SET RP5 RP06
SET RP6 RP06
SET RP7 RP06

ATT RP0 disks/VMS015.rp6
ATT RP1 stabackups/STABA030.rp6
ATT RP2 disks/VMS030.rp6

SET RP2 DISABLED
SET RP3 DISABLED
SET RP4 DISABLED
SET RP5 DISABLED
SET RP6 DISABLED
SET RP7 DISABLED

; Two RX01 Floppies (in Addition to Console) - VMS Device-Code: DYx
SET RY0 SINGLE
SET RY1 SINGLE

;TS11 Tape - VMS Device-Code: MSx
SET TS ENABLE

; Tape Controller/Drive = TM03/TE16 - VMS Device-Code: MTx
SET TU ENABLE
SET TU0 TE16
SET TU1 DISABLED
SET TU2 DISABLED
SET TU3 DISABLED
SET TU4 DISABLED
SET TU5 DISABLED
SET TU6 DISABLED
SET TU7 DISABLED

SET CONSOLE LOG=logs/vms030.log

; To boot VMS 1.5 from RP06
;BOOT RP0
; To boot VMS 3.0 standalone backups from RP06
;BOOT RP1
; To boot VMS 3.0 from RP06
;BOOT RP2
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If UNIX/Linux, mount CD under /cdrom then:

$ simh-vax780 vax.ini.15
<press return when prompted about overwrite last track>
sim> boot rp1
<ctrl-e>
sim> attach ts /cdrom/VMS030/BB-D782E-BE_VMS3.0_82.tap
sim> cont
<enter>
$ BACKUP/LOG/VERIFY MSA0:REQUIRED./SAVE DBA2:
<ctrl-e>
sim> boot rp2
1-MAY-1982 16:00
MSA0:
sim> boot rp2
<press return after SYSTEM job terminated>
Username: SYSTEM
Password: MANAGER
<ctrl-e>
sim> attach ts /cdrom/VMS015/BB-D782B-BE_VMS1.5_JUN79.tap
sim> cont
<press return>
$ mount/foreign msa0:
$ mount/foreign dba0:
$ mcr dsc2
DSC2>DBA0:=MSA0:VAXVMSRL1
DSC2>
<ctrl-z>
$ @sys$system:shutdown
<press return repeatedly to accept defaults for all shutdown prompts>
sim> boot rp0
<press return after SYSTEM job terminated>
1-MAY-1979 10:00
Username: SYSTEM
Password: MANAGER