Hi,
I'm looking for people who can beta test UZIX for me.
I need MSX users who have an ESE MegaSCSI or a Novaxis.
The procedure is described in this e-mail and also in a text
included in the files indicated below.
Download the file
http://uzix.sourceforge.net/test/uzix021.pma
You'll find three files in the package:
readme.txt (what you're reading now)
uzix.z
loaduzix.com
Put uzix.z and loaduzix.com on a subdir of your harddisk.
Go to this subdir and execute:
loaduzix uzix.z 0000 xx
If you are using a Novaxis, xx is 00.
If you are using a MegaSCSI, xx is 10.
What you should see:
- screen is cleared, LOADUZIX is presented;
- your MSX type and interrupt frequency is displayed;
- your default memory mapper is displayed (slot and size);
- the message "Loading UZIX" followed by several points is displayed;
- your MegaSCSI or Novaxis interface are detected in the right slot;
- if your MSX is a Turbo-R, the TC8566FDC is detected;
- if your MSX isn't a Turbo-R, your standard DiskROM is detected;
- the message "Booting from device 0000." appears;
- the message "Booting the kernel..." appears;
- your MSX is paused;
Press any key and UZIX boot will continue.
If you're using a Novaxis and your MSX just after you press a key,
try running loaduzix again with xx=10.
What you should see:
- a welcome message;
- the same FDC detection (the message is different);
- your MegaSCSI or Novaxis interface are detected AND the ID of the
devices connected to them are displayed (EVEN the ID of the interface
itself);
CDROM, scanners, etc, are NOT detected, only harddisks, ZIP drives, etc;
- if you have a RS232 connected, it should also be detected;
- the total RAM in your MSX minus 64k is displayed;
- the message "Kernel support to 3 virtual terminals" appear;
- your MSX is paused;
If you saw all these things, that's very good.
If not, please, send and e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] telling
everything that happened and all the messages you're seeing on screen.
Also
include your MSX (model, cartridges connected, etc) and SCSI interface
configuration (how many devices, type, IDs of the devices, etc).
If UZIX pass the first test, it's time to do the second test.
Download the file
http://uzix.sourceforge.net/test/uzixdsk.zip
It's a disk image file. You must copy it to a floppy disk.
Put the disk in your diskdrive, boot your MSX and go to the dir
where the files uzix.z and loaduzix.com are located.
Execute:
loaduzix uzix.z 0000 xx
If you are using a Novaxis, xx is 00.
If you are using a MegaSCSI, xx is 10.
WARNING! If you have more than one floppy disk on your MSX, put
the UZIX disk on the FIRST drive (the one with the lowest letter).
What you should see: the same messages of the first test.
Press any key and UZIX boot will continue.
If you're using a Novaxis and your MSX just after you press a key,
try running loaduzix again with xx=10.
What you should see: the same messages of the first test.
Press any key. Your floppy disk should be acessed.
What you should see:
- the message "Mounting root fs: ok";
- the message "Opening console: ok";
- the message "Executing /bin/init...";
- the message "Updating /etc/mtab: ok" or "Updating /etc/mtab: failed"
(nevermind);
- the message "Checking for /etc/inittab: not found";
- the message "(re)Spawning tty #0 (/dev/tty0): ok";
- the screen is cleared;
- UZIX login is displayed;
Enter "root" as login. You'll get SASH prompt after UZIX intro banner.
Execute:
dosdir -l /dev/sgX#
where X is: a -> SCSI device with ID 0
b -> SCSI device with ID 1
c -> SCSI device with ID 2
d -> SCSI device with ID 3
e -> SCSI device with ID 4
f -> SCSI device with ID 5
g -> SCSI device with ID 6
h -> SCSI device with ID 7
and # is:
0 -> partition 0
1 -> partition 1
2 -> partition 2
3 -> partition 3
4 -> partition 4
5 -> partition 5
6 -> partition 6
7 -> partition 7
8 -> partition 8
9 -> partition 9
Choose a valid value for X and a valid value for #. Choose a
MSXDOS partition you have on a harddisk or ZIP drive. Choose a DOS
partition you know the contents of the root dir.
You should see the detailed root directory of the partition
you choosed. If everything goes fine, repeat the command and check if
the same result is displayed.
Finally, try the same test (dosdir) with another DOS partition
(also do the test two times).
That's all. Please, report the results, giving the maximum
possible information. Thank you.
Regards,
Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
http://www.adrpage.cjb.net MSX: more fun per less MHz
Te ky o my kybord ha litl dfect.
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