[Simh] Moved my vaxuser to new standalone system and ...

James W. Laferriere babydr at baby-dragons.com
Sun Jul 1 22:07:00 EDT 2018


 	Hello All ,  Found the entry in the .ini file that was causing the 
problem ...

 	SET CPU MODEL=VAXStation

 	I'll try tomorrow

 	SET QVSS ENABLE

 	To see if there is a difference .

 		Twyl ,  JimL

On Tue, 26 Jun 2018, James W. Laferriere wrote:
> 	Hello All ,  I moved my simh (ie: vaxuser) to a standalone system at 
> my home (info below) and now simh fails with "File open error..." ,  Not 
> understanding why this is the case .  I've recompiled all the necessary 
> components (that I am aware of) ,  and then recompiled SIMH .
>
> 	Would someone please point a finger at what I might be doing wrong 
> and/or request of me more info with the necessary commands to do so .
>
> 		Tia ,  JimL
>
>
> root at vaxbox:~# /usr/src/linux/scripts/ver_linux If some fields are empty or 
> look unusual you may have an old version.
> Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes.
>
> Linux vaxbox 4.4.132-smp #2 SMP Mon May 21 15:50:54 CDT 2018 i686 Intel(R) 
> Core(TM)2 CPU          6300  @ 1.86GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
>
> GNU C                   5.5.0
> GNU Make                4.1
> Binutils                2.26.20160125
> Util-linux              2.27.1
> Mount                   2.27.1
> Module-init-tools       22
> E2fsprogs               1.43.1
> Jfsutils                1.1.15
> Reiserfsprogs           3.6.24
> Xfsprogs                4.3.0
> Pcmciautils             018
> Quota-tools             4.03
> PPP                     2.4.7
> Linux C Library         2.23
> Dynamic linker (ldd)    2.23
> Linux C++ Library       6.0.21
> Net-tools               1.60
> Kbd                     1.15.3
> Console-tools           1.15.3
> Sh-utils                8.25
> Udev                    220
> Wireless-tools          29
> Modules Loaded          agpgart bluetooth button coretemp dcdbas drm 
> drm_kms_helper e1000e ehci_hcd ehci_pci evdev fb_sys_fops fjes fuse gpio_ich 
> hid hid_generic hwmon i2c_algo_bit i2c_core i2c_dev i2c_i801 intel_agp 
> intel_gtt ipv6 irqbypass kvm kvm_intel loop lpc_ich mxm_wmi nfnetlink 
> nfnetlink_log nfnetlink_queue nouveau pps_core processor psmouse ptp rfkill 
> serio_raw shpchp snd snd_hda_codec snd_hda_codec_generic snd_hda_codec_idt 
> snd_hda_core snd_hda_intel snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_timer soundcore syscopyarea 
> sysfillrect sysimgblt tpm tpm_tis ttm tun uhci_hcd usbhid video wmi
>
>
> sim> sh ver
> VAXStation 3900 (KA655) simulator V4.0-0 Current
>    Simulator Framework Capabilities:
>        64b data
>        64b addresses
>        Threaded Ethernet Packet transports:PCAP:TAP:NAT:UDP
>        Idle/Throttling support is available
>        Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) support
>        RAW disk and CD/DVD ROM support
>        Asynchronous I/O support (Lock free asynchronous event queue)
>        Asynchronous Clock support
>        FrontPanel API Version 12
>    Host Platform:
>        Compiler: GCC 5.5.0
>        Simulator Compiled as C arch: x86 (Release Build) on Jun 24 2018 at 
> 09:19:38
>        Memory Access: Little Endian
>        Memory Pointer Size: 32 bits
>        Large File (>2GB) support
>        SDL Video support: SDL Version 2.0.8
>        PCRE RegEx (Version 8.39 2016-06-14) support for EXPECT commands
>        OS clock resolution: 1ms
>        Time taken by msleep(1): 1ms
>        OS: Linux vaxbox 4.4.132-smp #2 SMP Mon May 21 15:50:54 CDT 2018 i686 
> Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU          6300  @ 1.86GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
>        git commit id: 0fa5807e
>        git commit time: 2018-05-28T11:58:42-0700
>
> sim> sh conf
> VAXStation 3900 (KA655) simulator configuration
>
> CPU     idle=VMS, idle enabled, model=MicroVAX 3900 (KA655), NOAUTOBOOT
>        512MB, HALT to console
> TLB     2 units
>  TLB0  8192W
>  TLB1  8192W
> ROM     address=0x20040000-0x2005ffff
>        128KB, 1usec calibrated access
> NVR     address=0x20140400-0x201407ff
>        1024B, attached to /home/vaxuser/VAX-DISKS/vaxZ-nvram.bin
> SYSD    2 units
>  SYSD0
>  SYSD1
> QBA     autoconfiguration enabled
> CLK     vector=C0, BR6
>        12B
> TTI     vector=F8, BR4
>        8b
> TTO     vector=FC, BR4
>        8b
> CSI     vector=F0, BR4
> CSO     vector=F4, BR4
>        not attached
> TDC     disabled
> DZ      disabled
> VH      address=20000120-2000012F*, vector=2C0-2C4*, BR4, lines=8
>        attached to 65000, DHV mode, Modem
>        Hangup, 0 current connections
> CR      disabled
> LPT     disabled
> QVSS    Uncaptured Input Mode, address=20001E80-20001EBF, vector=2C8-2CC*, 
> BR4
> LK
> VS
> RL      disabled
> RQ      address=20001468-2000146B, no vector, BR4, RQDX3, 4 units
>  RQ0   4290MB, attached to /home/vaxuser/VAX-DISKS/vaxX-vms-rq0.dsk, write 
> enabled
>        RA8U, UNIT=0, autosize
>        RAW format
>  RQ1   1505MB, attached to /home/vaxuser/VAX-DISKS/vaxX-vms-rq1.dsk, write 
> enabled
>        RA92, UNIT=1, autosize
>        RAW format
>  RQ2   625MB, attached to 
> /home/vaxuser/VAX-INSTALL-MEDIA/VMS-7_2-ODS-cdrom.iso, read only
>        RRD40, UNIT=2, autosize
>        RAW format
>  RQ3   409KB, not attached, write enabled
>        RX50, UNIT=3, autosize
>        AUTO format
> RQB     disabled
> RQC     disabled
> RQD     disabled
> TS      disabled
> TQ      disabled
> XQ      address=20001920-2000192F, no vector, BR4, MAC=08:00:2B:33:44:55
>        type=DELQA, polling=disabled, sanity=OFF
>        throttle=disabled, DEQNALock=OFF, leds=(ON,ON,ON)
>        not attached
> XQB     disabled
> sim>
>
> 	With the above I am getting ....
>
> sim> boot cpu
> No protocol specified
> No protocol specified
> xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
> No protocol specified
> xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
> No protocol specified
> QVSS: Error Creating Video Window: No available video device
>
> File open error, PC: 00000000 (HALT)
>
>
>

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