[Simh] Example configuration file for the VAX 11/780 emulator

Mark Pizzolato mark at infocomm.com
Wed Mar 7 07:59:15 EST 2007


--- "Kierstein, Barry" <Barry.Kierstein at hp.com> wrote:
> 	Would someone post their working configuration file for the 
> VAX 11/780 emulator?  I see that a number of people have this 
> working, and am looking for the larger memory that the emulator
> would provide.

The MicroVAX KA655 emulator works with a memory configuration of
512MB.  You need more than that?

    VAX simulator V3.7-0
    sim> set cpu 512m
    sim> show cpu
    CPU, idling disabled, 512MB, HALT to SIMH
    sim> boot cpu
    Loading boot code from ka655x.bin

    KA655X-B V5.3, VMB 2.7
    Performing normal system tests.
    40..39..38..37..36..35..34..33..32..31..30..29..28..27..26..25..
    24..23..22..21..20..19..18..17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..09..
    08..07..06..05..04..03..
    Tests completed.
    >>>show mem
    Memory 0: 00000000 to 00FFFFFF, 16MB, 0 bad pages
    Memory 1: 01000000 to 01FFFFFF, 16MB, 0 bad pages
    Memory 2: 02000000 to 02FFFFFF, 16MB, 0 bad pages
    Memory 3: 03000000 to 03FFFFFF, 16MB, 0 bad pages

    Total of 512MB, 0 bad pages, 128 reserved pages
    >>>

Yes, the number of banks doesn't add up to the total, but the total
is completely available for OS use.

- Mark



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