[Simh] DZ and VH device oddities under RSTS/E 10.1

[Wilm Boerhout]

Christian Gauger-Cosgrove mentioned  on 7-6-2011 16:36:
> Hello again everyone;
>
> First I'll start by responding to some of the responses I have received:
>
> Mr. Pizzolato:
> I attempted setting the line settings in RSTS/E. I found it works
> using the command "SET TERMINAL<keyboard line>:/PERMANENT/DIALUP" and
> because RSTS/E assumes everything is an LA36, I also tack on
> "/DEVICE_TYPE=VT100" to the end of that.
>
> My START.COM file has expanded to quite a large volume in the terminal
> characteristics area.
>
>
> Mr. Myers:
> The priamry issue has been fixed.
>
> Well, I can get most of the layered products installed, as I knew about the
> @[0,1]install layered_products" command, my problem was getting tapes
> mounted because I didn't know the tape label. The trick of opening the
> file in Notepad/Vim/<insert text editor here>  was helpful (though I
> was able to get the BASIC-PLUS 2, DECmail-11 and FMS11 tape labels
> without difficulty).
>
> Only problem is, I can't seem to get the Fortran 77 V5.4 tape to
> install. I found the tape label (F77504), got the tape mounted and
> tried running the layered products installer, but the installer
> helpfully informed me of having the wrong tape label. So Fortran-77
> isn't installing for me.
>
> Also, where or what are the command files for the various layered
> products that I need to add to the START.COM file? And where would I
> add the command files to START.COM?
>
>
> Mr. Boerhout:
> I just re-ran the SYSGEN for V10.1; I saw nothing at all mentioning
> the DZ or VH devices. I did see questions regarding some of the
> synchronous networking interfaces and devices for talking to IBM.
>
> Though yeah, as I mentioned in my respone to Mr. Pizzolato I was able
> to get it working by cramming 32 "SET TERMINAL<keyboard
> number>/PERMANENT/DIALUP/DEVICE_TYPE=VT100" into the RSTS/E START.COM
> file.
>
>
>
>
> So I've managed to correct my whole issue of the remote consoles being
> seen as physically directly connected, and not as modem lines. So to
> re-iterate my current issue, I'm having difficulty installing some of
> the layered products in RSTS/E. Namely Fortran 77 and C for the
> PDP-11. Also, I have no idea what commands to add into my RSTS/E
> START.COM so that the layered products that have been installed,
> remain installed when I reboot the system.
>
> Trying to install the Fortran 77 compiler via the normal method
> ("@[0,1]install layered_products") has the layered products instaler
> helpfully inform me that the tape label is wrong and that it won't
> install. The tape image I'm using is the one in "fortran-77_v5_4.zp"
> file found here: ftp://ftp.trailing-edge.com/pub/rsts_dists/
>
> The C compiler is the one on the tape in the "c_v1_2.zip" file. The C
> compiler isn't even listed in the layered products installer so I have
> no idea what to do.
>
>
> Thanks to any one at all who can provide help.
>
> Cheers!
>
Thanks for the feedback, glad to see that it's working. Apparently, 
later versions of RSTS (than those I have worked with directly) have 
moved the terminal characteristics from the INSTALL/SYSGEN phase to the 
configuration phase, which of course gives much more flexibility. It now 
is somewhat like VMS.

/Wilm
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