[Simh] SIMH Raw disk usage

Wilm Boerhout wboerhout at gmail.com
Mon Jan 28 06:46:06 EST 2019


richard at richard-harper.me.uk schreef op 28-1-2019 om 09:59:
> Hi,
>
> I have managed to obtain a raw disc image for one of the SIMH 
> emulators.   This is a bootable disc apparently.  I can attach the 
> disc but when I boot nothing happens.
No error message from simh? Please provide the log.
>
> Digging around in the 2012 SIMH FAQ I found this sentence:
>
> “Utility programs are available to convert raw data streams to SIMH 
> format.”
>
> Does this mean that I  cannot use a raw disc image in SIMH ?
Usually, yes, but it depends on whether this disk copy is still "raw" 
when it has landed on your simh host system. There are many roads in 
between that lead to failure.
>
> If this is the case where do I get a conversion program for a DGC 4048 
> disc ? 

Make sure you use the latest simh version from github

Please provide your config file and the output from simh> show version


/Wilm



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