On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Mark Pizzolato - Info Comm <m...@infocomm.com> wrote: > Hi Gregg, > > I just downloaded the vaxcd-5.1.2.iso and did an install. I installed from > CD (and selected the cd device as ra1c). I had to use a telnet session for > the console so I could read the various install menus which presumed a VT100 > capable terminal session. > > I didn't do a network install since although the correct device name was > mentioned (qe0) I didn't know a valid answer to the media type prompt which > came shortly after. This isn't a simh issue though. > > I selected a 'minimal install' from CD (as mentioned above), and after a few > minutes there was a kernel panic and a resulting HALT instruction executed > similar to what you saw. > > I tried again with the same target ra92 disk, but this time using an older > NetBSD 5.1 image (not the NetBSD 5.1.2 which is current). This install went > fine. I say that there is something wrong with the vax CD image for 5.1.2. > You may want to pursue that issue with the NetBSD folks or run with an older > version. > > Good Luck, > > - Mark Pizzolato > > On Sunday, March 18, 2012 1:20 PM, Gregg Levine wrote: >> On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 4:31 AM, Mark Pizzolato wrote: >> > Hi Gregg, >> > >> > On Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 7:52 PM, Gregg Levine wrote: >> >> Hello! >> >> I am trying to use the instructions for installing (and then running) >> >> NetBSD with the VAX emulation. Since it seems to be a bit of a SNAFU >> >> for installing via CD, I decided to try and make use of the improved >> >> networking code to fetch the sets via FTP and install that way. >> >> However the installer is causing a strange dump effect. Here's a cut >> >> and paste of what is happening: >> >> Status: Running >> >> Command: progress -zf /targetroot/usr/INSTALL/base.tgz tar >> >> --chroot - xhepf - >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> ----------- >> >> 73% |************************* | 53420 KiB 178.64 KiB/s >> >> 01:48 ETApanic: Segv in kernel mode: pc 80058e6f addr 32 >> >> >> >> dumping to dev 23,1 offset 8 >> >> dump succeeded >> >> >> >> HALT instruction, PC: 800DC7A4 (PUSHAB 80103B88) >> >> sim> >> >> -- >> >> What is interesting is that always happens that way. Even with a new >> >> disk image being created. I did once manage to get the original one >> >> to accept the NetBSD instructions and install the OS a while ago, but not >> on this machine. >> >> Mark this is something running on a snapshot from your collection, it >> >> is not what is being offered from the site. >> > >> > The above info is interesting, but hardly enough for me to make any sense >> of... >> > >> > I don't think I've ever done a NetBSD vax install, and certainly never done >> one via ftp. >> > What specific set of instructions were you following? >> > What simulator (vax or vax780) are you using? >> > What host OS are you running under? >> > What specific simulator source are you using? (a snapshot from my >> collection isn't very specific since it is changing over time (when was this >> taken))? >> > What does your simulator configuration file look like? >> > >> > Give me enough to work with and I'll probably have some input... >> > >> > Thanks. >> > >> > - Mark Pizzolato >> > >> > >> >> Hello! >> Mark according to my system the source code drop was made last Monday, >> 3/12/2012. As for the routines used to start the emulator, here they >> are: >> load -r /usr/local/bin/ka655x.bin >> set cpu 64m >> set rq0 ra92 >> at rq0 /usr/local/vax-netbsd/netbsd.dsk set rq1 cdrom at rq1 >> /usr/local/vax-netbsd/vaxcd-5.1.2.iso >> at xq0 eth0 >> boot cpu >> --- >> I believe its the regular vax simulation at work rather then the vax780 one. >> ----- >> Gregg C Levine gregg.drw...@gmail.com >> "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." > >
Hello! That's something. Okay Mark, when I resume my work with that environment I shall indeed try a older release. 5.0 or 5.1 which you used. Ideally it just might be the fault of the installer. Or it might be just me........ Now the interesting one, regarding a media issue for the network, I just hit return <enter> actually at that prompt. (Return is also the enter key.) it just accepted it and away it went. Now I've got a new project up. I'll post more later. Oh and I owe you something food related, the next time you're somewhere in the City if you do visit NYC sometimes. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drw...@gmail.com "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." _______________________________________________ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
