[Simh] Install VAX/VMS 4.4 on a simulated VAX-11/780

[Clem Cole]

Before you go too much farther, I would recommend that you get the latest
version of simh:   https://github.com/simh/simh
A great deal has changed since simh 3 and you are likely to run into few
issues.

Once you have that working, I would suggest you search the archives of the
info-vax mailing lists: Info-vax Archives
<http://rbnsn.com/pipermail/info-vax_rbnsn.com/> and maybe subscribe to
their mailing list  http://rbnsn.com/mailman/listinfo/info-vax_rbnsn.com

Best wishes,
Clem Cole
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On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 10:45 AM, Henk van de Kamer <simh at vandekamer.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm new to this list, so forgive me if I do things wrong...
>
> For an article about the history of prompts I want to make screendumps of
> all systems I worked on. In 1986 (may be 1987) I learned Pascal on the
> VAX-11/785 (I think) on the university.
>
> So two days ago I started a journey to install VAX/VMS 4.4 -- because that
> is the most probable version used -- on a VAX-11/780 using the Simh
> emulator under Debian Stretch. That was the first problem because the man
> page of the vax780 command said that ka655.bin was not included. I found
> the ka655x.bin in the Simh git. Later I discovered that the man page is
> probably wrong and I must use vmb.exe instead.
>
> After searching I found the bb-bt05c-be tape [1] which contains DEC
> VAX/VMS V4.4 BIN 16MT9 (C)1986 [2]. After a lot of trial, problems and
> searching I finally discovered that I need the Standalone Backup and a
> procedure for v3.0 [3]. Another searched and I got three tapes [4]:
>
>     BE-CT97A-BE - VAX/VMS V4.0 STANDALONE BACKUP 1 OF 3
>     BE-CT98A-BE - VAX/VMS V4.0 STANDALONE BACKUP 2 OF 3
>     BE-CT99A-BE - VAX/VMS V4.0 STANDALONE BACKUP 3 OF 3
>
> I adapted the given ini to the following -- the complete ini with the same
> adaptions don't give any difference:
>
> load vmb.exe
> set rp0 rp06
> set rp1 rp06
> attach rp0 stb40.rp6
> set console log=logs/vms44.log
>
> Then the procedure:
>
> hvdkamer at obelix:~/vax$ vax780 vax780.ini
>
> VAX780 simulator V3.8-1
> Overwrite last track? [N]
> Logging to file "logs/vms44.log"
> sim> boot rp1
> Loading boot code from vmb.exe
>
> [ctrl-E]
> Simulation stopped, PC: 00000E8D (BITL #1000,4(R7))
> sim> attach ts bb-bt05c-be.tap
> sim> cont
> [Enter]
>
>
> And there it hangs. I downloaded the v3.0 tape used in the example, but
> that results in the same.
>
> The above looks the most promising of all examples I tried. Most used
> options which didn't work or crashed the emulator. Can someone point me in
> the right direction to install the operating system. Thanks for any help.
>
>
>
> [1] ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/cm/dec/vax/sw/magtapes/
> [2] ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/cm/dec/vax/sw/magt
> apes/labels.txt
> [3] http://simh.trailing-edge.narkive.com/P8L1m0CF/problem-booti
> ng-vms-1-5#post7
> [4] http://iamvirtual.ca/VAX11/VAX-11-software.html
>
> --
>
> Henk van de Kamer
> http://www.vandekamer.com/
> http://www.hetlab.tk/
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