I am running VAX 3.8-1 on a 64-bit Linux system. It performs well with OpenVMS as the operating system. But when I try to run it with OpenBSD 5.7 there are issues.
The base system installs and boots correctly. But in order to bring in tools such as language compilers or editors, it is necessary to use ftp or sftp. I cannot get these to transfer anything because the moment a transfer starts, no matter which mode or direction or whether the transfer is initiated from within OpenBSD or from the outside, an immediate segmentation fault occurs. This appears to be within the SimH code itself, and not on OpenBSD. The same SimH VAX environment running OpenVMS 7.3 can perform transfers over ethernet without any apparent issues. I have tried running SimH in supervisor mode or in user mode, same results. Also same results whether the transfer is initiated by root or by a normal user account. The ethernet connection itself seems to be working. Telnet connections function normally, and ftp or sftp will pass directory information and accept commands, but file transfers fail. I guess I could try another version of OpenBSD. Upgrading SimH is also possible but a bit more daunting since 3.8 is what is offered as current on my Linux distro. (Linux Mint 18 "Sarah" 64 bit generic 4.4.0-97) Anyone using OpenBSD 5.7 successfully?
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