Hi Gary, On Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 5:29 AM, Gary Lee Phillips wrote: > 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.
That would certainly seem to be the case. Simulator crashes definitely should be fixed. 3.8-1 was released some 8 years ago, and 3.9 was some 6 years ago. Both are way behind the current code base located at https://github.com/simh/simh/ downloadable as https://github.com/simh/simh/archive/master.zip > The same SimH VAX environment running OpenVMS 7.3 can > perform transfers over ethernet without any apparent issues. This is a useful data point. > 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. I wouldn't expect you to be able to run the simulator as non-root and have Ethernet functionality... > 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) It really isn't particularly daunting: First, you'll need the following: $ sudo apt install libpcap-dev Then: $ wget https://github.com/simh/simh/archive/master.zip $ unzip master.zip $ cd simh-master $ make vax $# Start the newly built simulator: $ BIN/vax If you see any sort of segmentation fault, there is a problem that needs fixing, and I'll be glad to address it. If you have a problem please create an issue at https://github.com/simh/simh/issues - Mark _______________________________________________ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
