[Simh] RSTS/E Sysgen problem

[Ray Jewhurst]

This is what I'm trying to do.

Boot the RSTS/E Install Tape
Now that we have the basic environment in place, We boot the RSTS Install tape to load the SYSGEN
monitor.
• Open a terminal (or command) window.
• Execute the Command “pdp11 rsts-sysgen.ini”
• When SimH prompts “Create bad block table...”; Press Return;
• At the “sim>” prompt execute the command “boot tu”
Note: If Simh didn’t tell you that it was creating a new file, You’re about to erase a existing drive file!
Type “quit” at the sim prompt to abort.
>pdp11 rsts-sysgen.ini
PDP-11 simulator V3.7-3
PDP-11/83 with 4 meg of memory
RP: creating new file
Create bad block table on last track? [N] [Return]
rsts_v9_6_install.tap mounted on TU0 (MM0:)
rsts_v9_library.tap mounted on TU1 (MM1:)
"boot tu" to boot tape
"boot rp" to boot disk
sim> boot tu

--- On Mon, 4/12/10, Wilm Boerhout <w781 at planet.nl> wrote:

From: Wilm Boerhout <w781 at planet.nl>
Subject: Re: [Simh] RSTS/E Sysgen problem
To: "Ray Jewhurst" <daventhalas1 at yahoo.com>
Date: Monday, April 12, 2010, 4:28 PM





  
  
Ray Jewhurst mentioned  on 12-4-2010 22:00:

  I just downloaded the package posted a little while  ago and while follow the directions to a tee this is what I got.


PDP-11 simulator V3.8-0
PDP-11/73 with 4 meg of memory

RSTS_V9.RP04 mounted on RP0: (DB0:)
RQ: unit is read only
Y2KPATCH.RX50 mounted on RQ0: (DU0:)
TU: unit is read only
TU: unit is read only
rsts_v9_6_install.tap mounted on TU0 (MM0:)
rsts_v9_library.tap mounted on TU1 (MM1:)

"boot tu" to boot tape
"boot rp" to boot disk


I can't understand why it's not making a new file and is read-only any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Ray
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Ray,



This looks right to me. RQ0 is the read-only Y2K floppy

MM0 and MM1 are the read-only tape units



RP0 (DB0) is the disk you're installing onto.



What new file did you expect to be created?



/Wilm

 
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