[Simh] minimal linux

[Gregg Levine]

On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 2:21 PM, E. Groenenberg <quapla at xs4all.nl> wrote:
> Interesting.
>
> I'm currently experimenting with 'ttylinux' (latest build)
> to work on a EPIA-10000 board with a MOXA 4 channel serial card.
>
> This release uses kernel 2.6.34.6 and I use the i486 configuration
> file. I did build a simh package for it so it work within the ttylinux
> build environment. The  linux kernel runs in 8 - 12Mb, and uses busybox &
> dropbear for utilities & ssh connectivity.
>
> I also have modified the simh code in such a way that it can use real
> serial lines within the emulator, so you can use a real vt100 to
> work on. Both the console and a 8 port DZ-11 can be configured.
> i.e. 'set console serial=/dev/tty00:1200' (1200 is the speed) for
> the console line or 'set DZ map=0=/dev/tty01'
>
> The simh version I use is v3.8-1 and it contains only the pdp11 code
> in the build package.
>
> As a side note :
> I have the same version of that code including the real serial code
> running on my Unix workstation at the office, and I have a vt-525
> connected via an Edgeport usb to serial converter.
> It runs rsx-11m 4.4 with a 'show memory' display, for some week now.
>
> Ed
>
>
>> While I was reading that slashdot thread of people reminiscing about
>> Linux in the late 1990's
>> (http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/03/03/006250/Reminiscing-Old-School-Linux
>> ), I found mention of this gem... spkdoom.
>>
>> It's 2.7MB compressed, and setup as a UMS-DOS filesystem.  I know with
>> it being Linux 2.0.33 makes it a tad stale, but it does perhaps give
>> some hope for running a super minimal Linux system to run SIMH.  While
>> the idea of a FAT drive may be a hindrance, perhaps the latter
>> versions support FAT-32?  Maybe even NTFS?
>>
>> The whole thing is based off of Xdenu, which was some super minimal
>> thing at the time to make a simple X terminal... so networking is in
>> there.
>>
>> Anyways for those interested you can download it here:
>>
>> http://www.gamers.org/pub/idgames/utils/misc/spkdoom.zip
>>
>> This may be another way to a minimal 'bare iron' type of thing.
>>
>>
>> Jason
>> _______________________________________________

Hello!
Well I've got ttylinux being downloaded here. Can you supply the
changes that you made regarding enabling actual serial ports for SIMH?
In my case it is indeed the pdp-11 emulator that has my interests
running.

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