Hi Gregg, I'm not sure what you want me to look at. Please be specific.
- Mark On Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Gregg Levine wrote: > Hello! > I'm still not certain what's going on here. But I downloaded a copy of the > last > known release from the website, and built it. And then followed the > procedures. In this case it was to try and boot an image of 5.1.3 and it > worked. I'm going to need to spend more time on this. > > Mark when you have the time can you look into what might be going on > there? (Your choice of hosting OS) > ----- > Gregg C Levine [email protected] > "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." > > > On Sun, Feb 7, 2016 at 9:21 AM, David Brownlee <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just to confirm latest git src (MicroVAX 3900 simulator V4.0-0 Beta > > git commit id: 1cd89258) also works fine for me. > > > > Another random thought, can you confirm you can read the contents of > > the ISO image OK outside of simh? It should have an ISO9660 partition > > of 1331200. > > > > [I *hate* to be of those who ends up sending two emails when they > > should just have waited and sent one, but I've never built simh > > outside of pkgsrc before and didn't know if it would Just Work.... It > > Did :)] > > > > David > > > > On 7 February 2016 at 14:12, David Brownlee <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On the offchance it helps I've attached my config for booting > >> NetBSD-7 on the stock simh-3.9.0nb4 from pkgsrc, and a boot via 'b > >> dua1'. Maybe if you posted your .simh file and the output again we > >> might be able to work out whats up? I could also try the latest git > >> source to see if my config still works there... > >> > >> % cat netbsd-7.0.simh > >> load -r /usr/pkg/share/simh/ka655x.bin set cpu 256m set rq0 ra90 at > >> rq0 netbsd-7.0.ra90 set rq1 cdrom at rq1 NetBSD-7.0-vax.iso set rq2 > >> ra92 at rq2 pkgsrc.ra92 at xq0 wm0 boot cpu > >> > >> # simh-vax netbsd-7.0.simh > >> > >> VAX simulator V3.9-0 > >> libpcap version 1.3.0 > >> Eth: opened OS device wm0 > >> > >> > >> KA655X-B V5.3, VMB 2.7 > >> Performing normal system tests. > >> 40..39..38..37..36..35..34..33..32..31..30..29..28..27..26..25.. > >> 24..23..22..21..20..19..18..17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..09.. > >> 08..07..06..05..04..03.. > >> Tests completed. > >>>>>b dua1 > >> (BOOT/R5:0 DUA1 > >> > >> > >> > >> 2.. > >> -DUA1 > >> 1..0.. > >> > >> > >>>> NetBSD/vax boot [1.11] << > >>>> Press any key to abort autoboot 4 > >> getdisklabel: no disk label > >> nfs_open: must mount first. > >> open netbsd.vax: No such file or directory > >>> boot netbsd > >> getdisklabel: no disk label > >> nfs_open: must mount first. > >> 3098208+172992 [229904+219992]=0x38cb9c > >> Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, > >> 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 > >> The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. > >> Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993 > >> The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. > >> > >> NetBSD 7.0 (GENERIC.201509250726Z) > >> MicroVAX 3800/3900 > >> total memory = 255 MB > >> avail memory = 243 MB > >> kern.module.path=/stand/vax/7.0/modules > >> mainbus0 (root) > >> cpu0 at mainbus0: KA655, CVAX microcode rev 6 Firmware rev 83 lance > >> at mainbus0 not configured > >> uba0 at mainbus0: Q22 > >> dz1 at uba0 csr 160100 vec 304 ipl 17 > >> mtc0 at uba0 csr 174500 vec 774 ipl 17 > >> mscpbus0 at mtc0: version 5 model 3 > >> mscpbus0: DMA burst size set to 4 > >> uda0 at uba0 csr 172150 vec 770 ipl 17 > >> mscpbus1 at uda0: version 3 model 3 > >> mscpbus1: DMA burst size set to 4 > >> qe0 at uba0 csr 174440 vec 764 ipl 17: delqa, hardware address > >> 08:00:2b:aa:bb:cc > >> rlc0 at uba0 csr 174400 vec 160 ipl 17 > >> rl0 at rlc0 drive 0: RL01, drive not loaded > >> rl1 at rlc0 drive 1: RL01, drive not loaded > >> rl2 at rlc0 drive 2: RL01, drive not loaded > >> rl3 at rlc0 drive 3: RL01, drive not loaded > >> ts0 at uba0 csr 172520 vec 224 ipl 17: TS11 > >> ts0: rev 0, extended features enabled, transport offline > >> mt0 at mscpbus0 drive 0: TK50 > >> mt1 at mscpbus0 drive 1: TK50 > >> mt2 at mscpbus0 drive 2: TK50 > >> mt3 at mscpbus0 drive 3: TK50 > >> ra0 at mscpbus1 drive 0: RA90 > >> racd0 at mscpbus1 drive 1: RRD40 > >> ra1 at mscpbus1 drive 2: RA92 > >> rx0 at mscpbus1 drive 3: RX50 > >> ra0: size 2376153 sectors > >> racd0: size 1331200 sectors > >> ra1: size 2940951 sectors > >> rx0: attempt to bring on line failed: unit offline (not mounted) > >> (code 3, subco de 1) boot device: racd0 root on racd0a dumps on > >> racd0b root file system type: cd9660 [...] > >> > >> On 7 February 2016 at 04:40, Gregg Levine <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> Hello! > >>> Same problem as before, again with the proper location for the CD as > >>> the VAX emulation knows its there. The routines start as before then > >>> at the prompt I enter boot dua1:. Then the simulation escapes back > >>> to prompt for itself rather then a VAX prompt and that's where I'm > stuck. > >>> > >>> Oh and this is all happening with the code retrieved from GIT about > >>> now. I'm going to update the store and start all over again. > >>> (Building > >>> them.) > >>> ----- > >>> Gregg C Levine [email protected] "This signature fought the > >>> Time Wars, time and again." > >>> > >>> > >>> On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 11:26 PM, Gregg Levine > <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> Hello! > >>>> Okay I've tried again to bring things up. This time remembering to > >>>> give it dua1: at the prompt instead of something else. It promptly > >>>> complained. I'll try one more time this time with the image in the > >>>> same directory as the boot script. I've also commented out the > >>>> firmware blob since you've commented that its already included. > >>>> ----- > >>>> Gregg C Levine [email protected] "This signature fought the > >>>> Time Wars, time and again." > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 7:59 AM, Mark Pizzolato <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>>> On Friday, February 5, 2016 at 10:07 PM, Gregg Levine wrote: > >>>>>> Hello! > >>>>>> That's just it Mark. They aren't empty ones. I've downloaded > >>>>>> three separate ISO images, 5.1.3 and then 5.1.4 and finally 5.1.5 > >>>>>> and placed them in their own directories. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> You mean that the selection of what to create is bollixed? It was > >>>>>> supposed to create an empty disk image. Now what it says here: > "RQ1: > >>>>>> creating new file", it was suppose to use RQ0 for that. > >>>>>> I suspect something is definitely wrong there. > >>>>> > >>>>> That was my point. Meanwhile, Wilm Boerhout <[email protected]> > >>>>> points out the reason why the simulator halted (you tried to boot > >>>>> from DUAL instead of DUA1). Given the 'RQ1L creating new file', > >>>>> you'll get a different failure message trying to boot from an empty > disk. > >>>>> > >>>>> Looking ahead. I said that your attempt to connect XQ to wlan > >>>>> would Probably be a problem when you get that far. For NetBSD > >>>>> you're only interested in IP and none of the other DEC LAN > >>>>> protocols, so 'attach xq NAT:' will probably meet your needs. > >>>>> > >>>>>> Right now the computer is running Windows. The stuff for all of > >>>>>> that is on a different disk, and I'll need to switch back. > >>>>> > >>>>> All this stuff works on Windows also. :-) > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> I'll report more when that is happening. > >>>>>> ----- > >>>>>> Gregg C Levine [email protected] "This signature fought the > >>>>>> Time Wars, time and again." > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 12:31 AM, Mark Pizzolato > >>>>>> <[email protected]> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > On Friday, February 5, 2016 at 9:15 PM, Gregg Levine wrote: > >>>>>> >> Hello! > >>>>>> >> Okay here goes, I'm following these instructions: > >>>>>> >> https://www.netbsd.org/ports/vax/emulator-howto.html > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > Well, the commands outlined at this link say: > >>>>>> > load -r /usr/pkg/share/simh/ka655x.bin > >>>>>> > set cpu 64m > >>>>>> > set rq0 ra92 > >>>>>> > at rq0 netbsd.dsk > >>>>>> > set rq1 cdrom > >>>>>> > at rq1 /path/to/vaxcd.iso > >>>>>> > at xq0 name-of-network-interface-on-host > >>>>>> > boot cpu > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> >> And I'm getting this response: > >>>>>> >> MicroVAX 3900 simulator V4.0-0 Beta git commit id: f03bae6c > >>>>>> >> sim> do netbsd-boot > >>>>>> >> RQ1: creating new file > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > This message suggests that: > >>>>>> > at rq1 /path/to/vaxcd.iso isn't actually pointing at > >>>>>> > the CDROM image, but has created a new empty > >>>>>> disk image file > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> >> libpcap version 1.4.0 > >>>>>> >> Eth: opened OS device wlan0 - No description available > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > OK so far, but I think you'll eventually have trouble using a > >>>>>> > Wireless > Device. > >>>>>> That won't matter for now. > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> >> KA655-B V5.3, VMB 2.7 > >>>>>> >> Performing normal system tests. > >>>>>> >> 40..39..38..37..36..35..34..33..32..31..30..29..28..27..26..25.. > >>>>>> >> 24..23..22..21..20..19..18..17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..09.. > >>>>>> >> 08..07..06..05..04..03.. > >>>>>> >> Tests completed. > >>>>>> >> >>>boot dual: > >>>>>> >> (BOOT/R5:0 DUAL > >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> 2.. > >>>>>> >> ?41 DEVASSIGN, DUAL > >>>>>> >> HALT instruction, PC: 00000C1A (MOVL (R11),SP) > >>>>>> >> sim> > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > Booting from an empty CDROM image isn't likely to get too far... > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> >> The script I wrote follows what it says on the site, except > >>>>>> >> for the CD-ROM file, and the network device, and the BIN file it > needs. > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > The "load -r ..." command isn't necessary anymore. The ROM > >>>>>> > image is built > >>>>>> in to the binary, but what you did shouldn't be bad. > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > - Mark > >>>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Simh mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh > _______________________________________________ > Simh mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh _______________________________________________ Simh mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
