[Simh] Interdata OS/32 - adding disks

Don Stalkowski dstalk at execulink.com
Mon Feb 1 11:44:52 EST 2016


I tried adding a couple of large disks by creating a new configuration
file from OS32MTS1.SYS and changing the following lines:

41    DSC3:,FC,52,SELCH=F0,CONTR=FB    * 40-MB DISK (REMOVEABLE)
42    DSC4:,FC,53,SELCH=F0,CONTR=FB    * 67-MB DISK (REMOVEABLE)
43    DSC5:,FC,54,SELCH=F0,CONTR=FB    *256-MB DISK (REMOVEABLE)

to

41    DSC3:,FD,54,SELCH=F0,CONTR=FB    *256-MB DISK (REMOVEABLE)
42    DSC4:,FC,53,SELCH=F0,CONTR=FB    * 67-MB DISK (REMOVEABLE)
43    DSC5:,FE,53,SELCH=F0,CONTR=FB    * 67-MB DISK (REMOVEABLE)

The change is the device addresses and types in lines 41 and 43.

The sysgen went ok and when I load the new OS, "D D" shows DSC3 and
DSC5 on the new addresses.

However, when I try to initialize DSC5 I get:

sim> set dm1 msm80
sim> att dm1 dm1.dsk
sim> c
L FASTCHEK
TSKID = FASTCHEK
*ST ,INIT=DSC5:,VOL=USR,LI=CON:
*11:25:47   FASTCHEK:PERKIN-ELMER OS/32 FASTCHEK 03-344 R00-04
*11:25:47   FASTCHEK:                                         
*11:25:47   FASTCHEK:INITIALIZE DSC5:  MODE = NOREADCHECK WITH WRITERECOV
*11:25:47   FASTCHEK:    VOLUME USR    DIRECTORY FOR 640 FILES AT CYLINDE
*11:25:47   FASTCHEK:                                                    
*11:25:47   FASTCHEK:I/O ERROR ON LU 1 DSC5: FUNC=4C RAND=00000000
*11:25:47   FASTCHEK:    STATUS=A009 DEVICE UNAVAILABLE           
*11:25:47   FASTCHEK:        WHILE ACCESSING VOLUME DESCRIPTOR
*11:25:47   FASTCHEK:END OF TASK    10                        

When I try DSC3 I get:

*Simulation stopped, PC: 22CBA (BAL R12,19084)
sim> set dm2 msm300
sim> att dm2 dm2.dsk
sim> c
L FASTCHEK
TSKID = FASTCHEK
*ST ,INIT=DSC3:,VOL=USR,LI=CON:

; lots of output...

*11:26:47   FASTCHEK:DEFECTIVE SECTOR AT 0014FF  (CHS=004/07/3F) STATUS 8
*11:26:47   FASTCHEK:DEFECTIVE SECTOR AT 001500  (CHS=004/08/00) STATUS 8
*11:26:47   FASTCHEK:DEFECTIVE SECTOR LIST OVERFLOW AFTER 5056 FOUND     
*11:26:47   FASTCHEK:END OF TASK    22                              
*

Any suggestions?

Thanks, Don



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