[Simh] VAXstation 4000/VLC Boot Failure

mark at wickensonline.co.uk mark at wickensonline.co.uk
Sat May 4 12:18:29 EDT 2019


Probably one for Matt, but I'm sure the answer will be useful across the
list.

I am trying to get the vax48.exe VAXstation 4000/VLC windows executable
supplied by Matt to boot a VAX/VMS 5.5.2 image, and have experienced a
crash. Looking for help.

 

I've attached my simh.ini file and the simulator trace output below:

 

%<----------<%----------%<----------<%----------%<----------<%----------%<--
--------<%----------

set async

 

set cpu 104m

 

; Attach non-volatile RAM to a file

attach nvr c:\vax\mima\vaxstation4000vlc.nvr

 

set rz0 rz24

attach rz0 c:\vax\mima\mima-dka0-system.vdisk

 

set rz1 rz24

attach rz1 c:\vax\mima\mima-dka100-vms-pageswap.vdisk

 

set rz2 disable

set rz3 disable

 

set rz4 rz24

 

; Attach the CD-ROM to its file (read-only) 

attach -r rz4 c:\vax\data\OpenVMS-VAX-5_5_2-Remastered.iso

 

set rz5 disable

set rz7 disable

 

attach xs eth2

 

set cpu idle=VMS

set cpu conhalt

set console brk=10

;set console telnet=10024

 

; Now start the emulator

boot cpu

exit

 

 

%<----------<%----------%<----------<%----------%<----------<%----------%<--
--------<%----------

C:\vax\mima>vax48.exe

 

VAXstation 4000-VLC (KA48) simulator V4.0-0 Current        git commit id:
8c8e7496

C:/vax/mima/simh.ini-15> attach nvr c:\vax\mima\vaxstation4000vlc.nvr

NVR: buffering file in memory

C:/vax/mima/simh.ini-18> attach rz0 c:\vax\mima\mima-dka0-system.vdisk

RZ0: 'c:\vax\mima\mima-dka0-system.vdisk' Contains ODS2 File system

RZ0: Volume Name: ALEPHSYSTEM  Format: DECFILE11B   Sectors In Volume:
6976375

C:/vax/mima/simh.ini-21> attach rz1
c:\vax\mima\mima-dka100-vms-pageswap.vdisk

RZ1: 'c:\vax\mima\mima-dka100-vms-pageswap.vdisk' Contains ODS2 File system

RZ1: Volume Name: BUBBLEPAGING Format: DECFILE11B   Sectors In Volume:
311200

C:/vax/mima/simh.ini-29> attach -r rz4
c:\vax\data\OpenVMS-VAX-5_5_2-Remastered.iso

RZ4: unit is read only

RZ4: 'c:\vax\data\OpenVMS-VAX-5_5_2-Remastered.iso' Contains ODS2 File
system

RZ4: Volume Name: VMS2055      Format: DECFILE11B   Sectors In Volume:
400176

C:/vax/mima/simh.ini-34> attach xs eth2

WinPcap version 4.1.3 (packet.dll version 4.1.0.2980), based on libpcap
version 1.0 branch 1_0_rel0b (20091008)

Eth: opened OS device \Device\NPF_{92A95742-DF7C-4BA2-A9CD-BC544B665C2B} -
WiFi

C:/vax/mima/simh.ini-42> boot cpu

Loading boot code from internal ka48a.bin

 

 

KA48-A V1.2-32B-V4.0

08-00-2B-A6-AE-DB

24MB

 

?? 010   2       LCG  0086

?? 001   3        DZ  0032

?? 001   4     CACHE  0512

?? 001   7        IT  1049

?? 001   8       SYS  0128

?? 001   9        NI  0024



>>> set fboot 1

 

FBOOT = 00000001

>>> show dev

 

  VMS/VMB      ADDR      DEVTYPE    NUMBYTES     RM/FX    WP    DEVNAM
REV

  -------      ----      -------    --------     -----    --    ------
---

  ESA0         08-00-2B-A6-AE-DB

  DKA0         A/0/0     DISK         3.57GB      FX            RZ24
4041

  DKA100       A/1/0     DISK       159.33MB      FX            RZ24
4041

  DKA400       A/4/0     DISK       205.36MB      FX            RZ24
4041

..HostID..    A/6       INITR

 

 

 

>>> boot dka400

 



-DKA400

   VAX/VMS Version V5.5-2   Major version id = 1 Minor version id = 0

 

 

**** FATAL BUG CHECK, VERSION = V5.5-2   INCONSTATE, Inconsistent I/O data
base

 

    CRASH CPU: 00        PRIMARY CPU: 00

 

    ACTIVE/AVAILABLE CPU MASKS: 00000001/00000001

 

    CURRENT PROCESS = SWAPPER

 

    REGISTER DUMP

 

        R0 = 00000000

        R1 = 00040000

        R2 = 00000000

        R3 = 815C04F0

        R4 = 00000000

        R5 = 815C04F0

        R6 = 817C4210

        R7 = 00000034

        R8 = 00000000

        R9 = 00000000

        R10= 00000000

        R11= 00000000

        AP = 00000000

        FP = 00000000

        SP = 817C55CC

        PC = 816EC580

        PSL= 04080004

 

    KERNEL/INTERRUPT/BOOT STACK

 

        817C55D4  815BEED9

        817C55D8  00000000

        817C55DC  00000000

        817C55E0  00000000

        817C55E4  00000000

        817C55E8  813DF198

        817C55EC  00000000

        817C55F0  00000000

        817C55F4  00000000

        817C55F8  800026D8

        817C55FC  00000000

 

 

    LOADED IMAGES

 

CPULOA.EXE                             81387E00 8138C000

SYSLICENSE.EXE                         8138C000 8138DE00

SYSGETSYI.EXE                          8138DE00 8138F800

SYSDEVICE.EXE                          8138F800 81392400

MESSAGE_ROUTINES.EXE                   81392400 81397A00

EXCEPTION.EXE                          813A7800 813B0E00

LOGICAL_NAMES.EXE                      813B0E00 813B3000

SECURITY.EXE                           813B3000 813B5C00

LOCKING.EXE                            813B5C00 813BB200

PAGE_MANAGEMENT.EXE                    813BB400 813C4400

WORKING_SET_MANAGEMENT.EXE             813C8600 813CE000

IMAGE_MANAGEMENT.EXE                   813CE000 813D1200

EVENT_FLAGS_AND_ASTS.EXE               813D1200 813D2A00

IO_ROUTINES.EXE                        813D2C00 813DBC00

PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.EXE                 813DBC00 813E6400

ERRORLOG.EXE                           815B9800 815BA600

PRIMITIVE_IO.EXE                       815BA800 815BBA00

SYSTEM_SYNCHRONIZATION_UNI.EXE         815BBC00 815BDC00

SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES.EXE                  815BDE00 815C1C00

EXEC_INIT.EXE                          815C2000 815C8400

 

 

    PRIMARY CPU DATABASE = 817C4000

 

    CRASH CPU DATABASE = 817C4000

 

        SYSTEM SHUTDOWN COMPLETE - USE CONSOLE TO HALT SYSTEM

 

Infinite loop, PC: 813B6A22 (BRB 813B6A22)

Goodbye

sim>

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