[Simh] Problems install RSX-11M+ v4.6
Ray Jewhurst
raywjewhurst at gmail.com
Mon May 8 18:58:51 EDT 2017
Actually I was planning on reading all of the non-programming docs before I
go any further. I know it's a daunting task but I am up to it. I know DCL
but I don't know MCR. Even I am planning on using DCL I want to familiarize
myself with MCR too for the whole experience.
Ray
On May 8, 2017 6:39 PM, "Johnny Billquist" <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:
> On 2017-05-09 00:20, Ray Jewhurst wrote:
>
>> Already have it my plans. First before I do the netgen I want to
>> familiarize myself with RSX better.
>>
>
> Good idea.
> You know about the "Introduction to RSX" manual? It might be a good start,
> if you haven't already gone past that point. I don't know what kind of
> experience you have...
>
> And then the system managers manuals...
>
> Johnny
>
>
>> On May 8, 2017 5:27 PM, "Johnny Billquist" <bqt at softjar.se
>> <mailto:bqt at softjar.se>> wrote:
>>
>> On 2017-05-08 05:03, Ray Jewhurst wrote:
>>
>> I wanted to thank everyone for all the advice my system is up and
>> running. Next up learning more and then doing a netgen.
>>
>>
>> Hey, excellent!
>>
>> May I suggest that after installing DECnet, you might want to
>> install TCP/IP? ;-)
>>
>> Johnny
>>
>>
>> Thanks again
>> Ray
>>
>> On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 8:04 PM, Mark Pizzolato
>> <Mark at infocomm.com <mailto:Mark at infocomm.com>
>> <mailto:Mark at infocomm.com <mailto:Mark at infocomm.com>>> wrote:
>>
>> Since simh autosizes MSCP disks, if you keep using the same
>> original
>> disk ____
>>
>>
>> Images you might have created initially, you may not be
>> changing
>> anything ____
>>
>>
>> if you keep on attaching the same disk image after you
>> change the
>> disk type.____
>>
>> __ __
>>
>>
>> The output of sim> SHOW RQ will show how big the disks will
>> appear
>> to the ____
>>
>> operating system once you start things running.____
>>
>> __ __
>>
>> *From:*Simh [mailto:simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com
>> <mailto:simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com>
>> <mailto:simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com
>> <mailto:simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com>>] *On Behalf Of *Johnny
>> Billquist
>> *Sent:* Sunday, May 7, 2017 4:31 PM
>> *To:* Ray Jewhurst <raywjewhurst at gmail.com
>> <mailto:raywjewhurst at gmail.com>
>> <mailto:raywjewhurst at gmail.com <mailto:raywjewhurst at gmail.com
>> >>>
>> *Cc:* simh <simh at trailing-edge.com
>> <mailto:simh at trailing-edge.com> <mailto:simh at trailing-edge.com
>> <mailto:simh at trailing-edge.com>>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Simh] Problems install RSX-11M+ v4.6____
>>
>> __ __
>>
>>
>> The 128k thing is physical memory, which is sonething else
>> than size
>> of the disk. There is an option in simh in the config to
>> explicitly
>> tell how large disk you want. Check the documentation.
>>
>> Use a disk of at least 1g, and we can move on to the next
>> problem,
>> which is going to be the number of file headers on the disk,
>> unless
>> you read that manual I gave the link to.
>>
>> Easy howto pages on the internet are nice, but sooner or
>> later you
>> need to read the docs and understand what you are doing.
>>
>> Johnny
>>
>> ____
>>
>> Ray Jewhurst <raywjewhurst at gmail.com
>> <mailto:raywjewhurst at gmail.com>
>> <mailto:raywjewhurst at gmail.com
>> <mailto:raywjewhurst at gmail.com>>> skrev: (8 maj 2017 01:08:19
>> CEST)____
>>
>>
>> I tried running every size disk imaginable and I still
>> get the
>> same error and it still states 128KW. The small disk I
>> tried
>> was 159MB. BTW, that prebuilt system also had the same
>> error and
>> 128KW again and it was a approx 10MB Massbus disk
>> running on a
>> 11/45.Could this be a bug? I am following everything to
>> a T.
>> Should I try a non-plus sysgen to see if I get the same
>> error?____
>>
>> Doing my best,____
>>
>> Ray____
>>
>> __ __
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 5:51 PM, Johnny Billquist
>> <bqt at softjar.se <mailto:bqt at softjar.se>
>> <mailto:bqt at softjar.se <mailto:bqt at softjar.se>>>
>> wrote:____
>>
>> On 2017-05-07 23:01, Alan Frisbie wrote:____
>>
>> On 05/07/2017 01:21 PM, Ray Jewhurst wrote:____
>>
>>
>>
>> RSX-11M-PLUS V4.6 BL87 128.KW
>> <http://128.KW> <http://128.KW>
>> <http://128.KW> System:"Baseline"
>> >RED DU:=SY:
>> >RED DU:=LB:
>> >RED DU:=SP:
>> >MOU DU0:"RSX11MPBL87"
>> >@[2,54]BASTART.CMD
>> 12:46:19 *** GEN Checkpoint space
>> allocation failure
>> 12:46:19 *** GEN Checkpoint space
>> allocation failure
>> 12:46:19 *** GEN Checkpoint space
>> allocation failure
>> 12:46:19 *** GEN Checkpoint space
>> allocation failure
>> 12:46:19 *** GEN Checkpoint space
>> allocation failure
>> 12:46:19 *** GEN Checkpoint space
>> allocation
>> failure____
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> This means that the disk you are running from
>> (DU0:)
>> does not
>> have enough free space for RSX to allocate a
>> checkpoint
>> file.____
>>
>>
>>
>> Ah! Yes, of course. Thanks for that, Alan. Didn't
>> even think
>> about the possibility that the disk would be that
>> small,
>> since he was using MSCP.
>>
>> Ray, start over, and create disk image files that are
>> larger.____
>>
>>
>> Start over and tell SIMH to make DU0: (rq0)
>> larger. I
>> would
>> suggest at least 32 MB if you plan to do
>> anything useful
>> with
>> the system. Don't go above 500 MB, however, as
>> the
>> ODS-1 disk
>> structures can't handle anything that large.____
>>
>>
>>
>> No, ODS-1 handles larger disks fine. The limit is
>> 8G. If you
>> go above that, there is no harm, but the disk will
>> just be
>> truncated to 8G anyway, so no point in going larger.
>> I would suggest something around 2G or so, and
>> you're set
>> for life.
>> (Personally I run with four 8G drives, but then
>> again, I'm
>> not exactly normal when it comes to RSX...)
>>
>> Johnny
>>
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>> || on a
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