[Simh] Errors when using pUTTY terminal emulator to telnet to simh.

[Wilm Boerhout]

Rey Leonar vaguely mentioned on 29-5-2009 11:01:
> Ok...This is just my observation on my PC, as I used those emulators 
> with SIMH. I've just copy and paste the message displayed on my 
> screen. If you have not experience this, then good for you. Maybe you 
> can share with me your settings on your putty. This is actually my 
> primary reason why I posted this problem on the mailing list.
>
> I did not invent this messages. In fact I have tried it to other XP 
> machines that I have, to eliminate any doubt on my  laptop. But still 
> the same messages appeared when using Putty.
>
> Maybe i will share with you the exact binaries and excutables that I'd 
> been using...
>
> I've been using the compiled version of SIMH for VAX and PDP-11  with 
> Ethernet support (version 3.8-1) for windows. I used the VAX.exe. I 
> also installed WinPcap 4.02 on my XP home edition with SP3 machine as 
> it was required according to the documentation.
>
> Actually I'm already happy with PowerTerm as my Terminal emulator with 
> SIMH. No errors encountered. It runs smoothly. I'm just wondering why 
> Putty is not working fine on my machine....
>
>
> -rey
>
I use the same SIMH version and Winpcap version as you do, only this 
runs on Vista Business x64 SP1

This is my config file:

echo    --------------------
echo    VAXserver 3900 512MB
echo    --------------------
echo

; unused devices:
set rl disable
set ry disable
set ts disable
set cr disable

;CTRL/P=dec 16, hex 10
set console brk=10

; VAXserver 3900 emulator settings
; ka655x voor meer dan 64MB
load -r ka655x.bin

att nvr nvram.bin

set cpu 512M
set cpu conhalt
set cpu idle
set rom delay
set qba autoconfig

; DZ11 listen on port 10000 for TTA0-TTA3
echo DZ11 --> TTAn:
set dz enable
set dz lines=4
att dz 10000

; DHQ11 listen on port 20000 for TXA0-TXA7
echo DHQ11 --> TXAn:
set vh enable
set vh0 DHU fastDMA
att vh 20000

; DUA controller
set rq0 ra92
att -e rq0 D:\vdisk\VAX\VMS073SYS.vdisk

set rq1 ra92
att -e rq1 D:\vdisk\VAX\VMS073DAT.vdisk

set -L rq2 rauser=102432
att -e rq2 D:\vdisk\TOOLS.vdisk

set -L rq3 rauser=1069092
att -e rq3 D:\vdisk\VAX\VAXVMSPAT073.vdisk

; MUA tape ctrl
set tq tk70
att -e tq D:\vtape\MUA0.vtape

set tq1 disable
set tq2 disable
set tq3 disable

; printer
echo LPA0: --> vaxprint.txt
att lpt vaxprint.txt

; Ethernet via Wireless adapter
set xq type=DELQA mac=00:1A:73:5F:8A:E0
att xq ?

; Boot
; all deposits in hex for VAX, set BDR<7>=1
dep bdr 80
;dep bdr 00
; for autoboot: deposit BDR 00

echo
echo    ----------------------------------
echo    Type "b[oot] cpu" to start the VAX
echo    ----------------------------------
echo
;boot cpu