[Simh] Ultrix 2.2 and 3.0
Johnny Billquist
bqt at softjar.se
Tue Mar 24 16:22:21 EDT 2020
Did you specify that you wanted /usr on ra0? It certainly looks like it
is missing which partition it should be on.
Disk partitions would normally be specified as a letter after the unit
number. So ra0d, for example.
The message "on partition of the system disk, ra0." looks like there is
a missing letter between the two spaces after "partition".
And of course, /dev/rra0 don't exist. The whole disk would be
/dev/rra0c, if we're talking the block device, or /dev/ra0c for the
character device.
But newfs would normally be wanting to operate on the block device.
Johnny
On 2020-03-24 20:49, Ray Jewhurst wrote:
> 2.2 and 2.0 went without a hitch but I had to change the disk size to
> ra82. I tried 3.0 using the 2.0 standalone boot and it got all the way
> to partitioning the usr and then it gave me this error.
>
> Making the new file system for /usr on /dev/rra0 RA81
>
> newfs: /dev/rra0: No such file or directory
>
> The newfs command failed to construct the /usr file system on
> partition of the system disk, ra0.
>
>
> This error causes the installation procedure to stop. One possible
> cause for the error is a corrupt system disk. You may want to replace
> or use another system disk, and begin the installation again. If this
> error message appears a second time, contact a DIGITAL representative.
>
> #
>
> Also, unlike 2.x and 4.x it never asked me what kind of install I wanted
> to do, Basic or Advanced.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ray
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 1:30 PM Henry Bent <henry.r.bent at gmail.com
> <mailto:henry.r.bent at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 13:11, Ray Jewhurst <raywjewhurst at gmail.com
> <mailto:raywjewhurst at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I also tried the Microvax II and I got the same error. I lo and
> behold read the documentation and saw that the 3900 was not
> supported so I tried the II right away.
>
> Ray
>
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 1:07 PM Henry Bent
> <henry.r.bent at gmail.com <mailto:henry.r.bent at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 08:47, Ray Jewhurst
> <raywjewhurst at gmail.com <mailto:raywjewhurst at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I have the Ultrix 2.2 and 3.0 tapes both supported and
> unsupported from Bitsavers, but I don't know how to
> mount/boot them. I was attempting to use the install
> script for Ultrix 4.0 from Gunkies. Also, I am using
> the vax (3900) simulator. When I mount the 2.2 tape as
> a TK50 this is the error I get:
> >>>b mua0
> (BOOT/R5:0 MUA0
>
> 2..
> -MUA0
> 1..0..
>
> ?50 SCB2NDINT, MUA0
> HALT instruction, PC: 00000C1A (MOVL (R11),SP)
> sim>
>
> And here's my ini:
> set cpu 16m
> set tto 7b
> set tti 7b
> set cr dis
> set lpt dis
> set rl dis
> set rq0 ra81
> att rq0 ultrix.dsk
> set rq1 dis
> set rq2 dis
> set rq3 dis
> set ts dis
> set tq tk50
> att tq0 ultrix22.tap
> set tq1 dis
> set tq2 dis
> set tq3 dis
> ;set xq dis
> ;att xq 1
> att nvr ultrix.nvr
> ;dep bdr 0
> boot cpu
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> Well, problem #1 is that you're trying to run those
> operating systems on unsupported hardware. I don't remember
> when 3900 support was added off the top of my head but
> probably not until some version of 3.1 or 4.0. I would try
> with the Microvax II sim and see where that gets you.
>
> -Henry
>
>
> Ultrix 2.2 doesn't boot from the distribution tape, it boots from a
> standalone "boot" tape. What you want is
> http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/bits/DEC/vax/ultrix/2.0/AQ-JU00C-BE_ULTRIX-32_2.0_SA_87.tap.gz
> which, despite its name and the directory it is placed in, is the
> TK50 boot tape for Ultrix 2.2. Boot from that.
>
> I honestly don't remember how I installed 3.0 as the standalone boot
> tape is missing. If you can install and get comfortable with 2.2,
> and if you can install the 2.3 patch successfully, let me know and
> I'll try and remember how to get 3.0 up on SIMH.
>
> You should read
> http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/vax/ultrix-32/3.0/AA-LY24A-TE_ULTRIX-32_BasicInst_Microvax3300_1988.pdf
> ; I do not recall the install process being significantly different
> between 2.x and 3.0.
>
> -Henry
>
>
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