[Simh] NetBSD 7.0+ halt on development version (and some earlier versions) simh - mac and linux

[Mark Pizzolato]

On Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 10:19 PM, Will Senn wrote:
>   I am trying to run the latest netbsd in simh on the microvax 3900 sim
> according to the instructions found at
> https://www.netbsd.org/ports/vax/emulator-howto.html and I'm getting a
> halt. I tried it on the latest, but also on the 7.0 iso which apparently worked at
> some point. I also tried it on linux and it halted there as well. This issue has
> been raised previously, but I didn't see the resolution. Here is my mac run
> with simh and ini file:
> 
> $ vax
> 
> MicroVAX 3900 simulator V4.0-0 Beta        git commit id: 733ac0d9
> sim> do -v {netbsd-boot}
> File open error
> sim> do -v netbsd-boot
> netbsd-boot-1> load -r ka655x.bin
> netbsd-boot-2> set cpu 64m
> netbsd-boot-3> set rq0 ra92
> netbsd-boot-4> at rq0 netbsd.dsk
> netbsd-boot-5> set rq1 cdrom
> netbsd-boot-6> at rq1 vax.iso
> netbsd-boot-7> at xq0 en1
> libpcap version 1.8.1 -- Apple version 67.60.2
> Eth: opened OS device en1
> netbsd-boot-8> boot cpu
> 
> KA655-B V5.3, VMB 2.7
> Performing normal system tests.
> 40..39..38..37..36..35..34..33..32..31..30..29..28..27..26..25..
> 24..23..22..21..20..19..18..17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..09..
> 08..07..06..05..04..03..
> Tests completed.
>  >>>boot dual:
> (BOOT/R5:0 DUAL
> 
>    2..
> ?41 DEVASSIGN, DUAL
> HALT instruction, PC: 00000C1A (MOVL (R11),SP)
> sim> q
> Goodbye
> Eth: closed en1

Please try:
>>>boot DUA1:

Note the Digit 1, rather than the letter "L".

- Mark