Actually I was planning on reading all of the non-programming docs before I go any further. I know it's a daunting task but I am up to it. I know DCL but I don't know MCR. Even I am planning on using DCL I want to familiarize myself with MCR too for the whole experience.
Ray On May 8, 2017 6:39 PM, "Johnny Billquist" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2017-05-09 00:20, Ray Jewhurst wrote: > >> Already have it my plans. First before I do the netgen I want to >> familiarize myself with RSX better. >> > > Good idea. > You know about the "Introduction to RSX" manual? It might be a good start, > if you haven't already gone past that point. I don't know what kind of > experience you have... > > And then the system managers manuals... > > Johnny > > >> On May 8, 2017 5:27 PM, "Johnny Billquist" <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> On 2017-05-08 05:03, Ray Jewhurst wrote: >> >> I wanted to thank everyone for all the advice my system is up and >> running. Next up learning more and then doing a netgen. >> >> >> Hey, excellent! >> >> May I suggest that after installing DECnet, you might want to >> install TCP/IP? ;-) >> >> Johnny >> >> >> Thanks again >> Ray >> >> On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 8:04 PM, Mark Pizzolato >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: >> >> Since simh autosizes MSCP disks, if you keep using the same >> original >> disk ____ >> >> >> Images you might have created initially, you may not be >> changing >> anything ____ >> >> >> if you keep on attaching the same disk image after you >> change the >> disk type.____ >> >> __ __ >> >> >> The output of sim> SHOW RQ will show how big the disks will >> appear >> to the ____ >> >> operating system once you start things running.____ >> >> __ __ >> >> *From:*Simh [mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>] *On Behalf Of *Johnny >> Billquist >> *Sent:* Sunday, May 7, 2017 4:31 PM >> *To:* Ray Jewhurst <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected] >> >>> >> *Cc:* simh <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>> >> *Subject:* Re: [Simh] Problems install RSX-11M+ v4.6____ >> >> __ __ >> >> >> The 128k thing is physical memory, which is sonething else >> than size >> of the disk. There is an option in simh in the config to >> explicitly >> tell how large disk you want. Check the documentation. >> >> Use a disk of at least 1g, and we can move on to the next >> problem, >> which is going to be the number of file headers on the disk, >> unless >> you read that manual I gave the link to. >> >> Easy howto pages on the internet are nice, but sooner or >> later you >> need to read the docs and understand what you are doing. >> >> Johnny >> >> ____ >> >> Ray Jewhurst <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>> skrev: (8 maj 2017 01:08:19 >> CEST)____ >> >> >> I tried running every size disk imaginable and I still >> get the >> same error and it still states 128KW. The small disk I >> tried >> was 159MB. BTW, that prebuilt system also had the same >> error and >> 128KW again and it was a approx 10MB Massbus disk >> running on a >> 11/45.Could this be a bug? I am following everything to >> a T. >> Should I try a non-plus sysgen to see if I get the same >> error?____ >> >> Doing my best,____ >> >> Ray____ >> >> __ __ >> >> >> On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 5:51 PM, Johnny Billquist >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> >> wrote:____ >> >> On 2017-05-07 23:01, Alan Frisbie wrote:____ >> >> On 05/07/2017 01:21 PM, Ray Jewhurst wrote:____ >> >> >> >> RSX-11M-PLUS V4.6 BL87 128.KW >> <http://128.KW> <http://128.KW> >> <http://128.KW> System:"Baseline" >> >RED DU:=SY: >> >RED DU:=LB: >> >RED DU:=SP: >> >MOU DU0:"RSX11MPBL87" >> >@[2,54]BASTART.CMD >> 12:46:19 *** GEN Checkpoint space >> allocation failure >> 12:46:19 *** GEN Checkpoint space >> allocation failure >> 12:46:19 *** GEN Checkpoint space >> allocation failure >> 12:46:19 *** GEN Checkpoint space >> allocation failure >> 12:46:19 *** GEN Checkpoint space >> allocation failure >> 12:46:19 *** GEN Checkpoint space >> allocation >> failure____ >> >> >> >> >> This means that the disk you are running from >> (DU0:) >> does not >> have enough free space for RSX to allocate a >> checkpoint >> file.____ >> >> >> >> Ah! Yes, of course. Thanks for that, Alan. Didn't >> even think >> about the possibility that the disk would be that >> small, >> since he was using MSCP. >> >> Ray, start over, and create disk image files that are >> larger.____ >> >> >> Start over and tell SIMH to make DU0: (rq0) >> larger. I >> would >> suggest at least 32 MB if you plan to do >> anything useful >> with >> the system. Don't go above 500 MB, however, as >> the >> ODS-1 disk >> structures can't handle anything that large.____ >> >> >> >> No, ODS-1 handles larger disks fine. The limit is >> 8G. If you >> go above that, there is no harm, but the disk will >> just be >> truncated to 8G anyway, so no point in going larger. >> I would suggest something around 2G or so, and >> you're set >> for life. >> (Personally I run with four 8G drives, but then >> again, I'm >> not exactly normal when it comes to RSX...) >> >> Johnny >> >> -- >> Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus >> || on a >> psychedelic trip >> email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> >> || Reading murder books >> pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay >> hip" - >> B. 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