I finally figured it out by setting console speed=300 on the simulator. It is quite slow (takes about half an hour) but it works! ;-)
Thank you everyone for your advice, Ray On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 11:02 PM Stafford Winters <stafford.wint...@gmail.com> wrote: > The VTstar terminal emulator (for Windows and free) has some settings in > the Options, Preferences menu, in the Timing button dialog. I think you > can probably work out the problem using that. > On 5/2/2019 5:36 PM, Ray Jewhurst wrote: > > I tried doing a VMS 7.3 CD install on the 4000/60 and it went swimmingly > until I tried to install the PAKs and I got this: > > $! > $! HPE HOBBY LICENSE AGREEMENT > $! > %CREATE-E-READERR, error reading SYS$INPUT:.; > -RMS-F-RER, file read error > -SYSTEM-W-DATAOVERUN, data overrun > > I am running 72 Megs and I do not get this error on 3900 or MicroVAX II. > I know there is another way to copy the PAKs over using an iso but the > instructions in the Hobbyist letter seemed kind of fuzzy to me. Am I doing > anything wrong or is the the way a 4000/60 should behave? > > Thanks > > Ray > > On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 6:16 PM Matt Burke <m...@9track.net> wrote: > >> On 01/05/2019 13:36, m...@wickensonline.co.uk wrote: >> > Matt >> > >> > I've built the VAXstation 4000/60 and 4000/VLC images. Is it possible >> to post an example simh.ini file for either or both of these please, it >> would save me some considerable guesswork! >> > >> > I have just reconfigured a FreeAXP emulator running on Windows which >> contains SLAVE, formerly an AlphaServer 1000A. It serves up a cluster >> member disk for a 4000/VLC so that will be a great test of your new systems. >> > >> > I previously had lots of trouble with FreeAXP and SIMH residing on the >> same windows box, turns out that FreeAXP really doesn't like WinPCap - it >> crashes on startup and it is very difficult to kill the image. >> > >> > Regards, Mark. >> > >> Hi Mark, >> >> The first thing to note (if you haven't spotted it already) is that the >> simulators have been merged into the Simh master branch and a number of >> fixes have been applied. CD-ROM and tape drive support is now included >> along with fixes to the memory sizing for the M60 and VLC. >> >> >> The VAXstation 4000/60 and 4000/VLC are very similar so this simh.ini >> will work for both: >> >> ; Set system memory size >> ; M60 can be one of 8m, 16m, 24m, 32m, 40m, 48m, 56m, 72m, 80m, 104m >> ; VLC can be one of 8m, 16m, 24m >> ; >> set cpu 24m >> ; >> ; Attach the NVRAM device >> ; >> attach nvr vaxstation4000.nvr >> ; >> ; Set the MAC address in the network address ROM >> ; This will need to match whatever your boot server is expecting >> ; >> set nar mac=08:00:2b:40:00:60 >> ; >> ; Setup local SCSI disks if required (here are a few examples) >> ; Also try 'help rz' >> ; >> ; set rz0 rz26 >> ; attach rz0 disk0.img >> ; set rz1 disable >> ; set rz2 disable >> ; set rz3 disable >> ; set rz4 rrd40 >> ; attach rz4 vms73.iso >> ; set rz5 tz30 >> ; attach rz5 backup.tap >> ; rz6 is always disabled because this is the initiator SCSI ID >> ; set rz7 disable >> ; >> ; Enable LANCE Ethernet (device ESA0 under VMS) >> ; >> set xs enable >> ; >> ; Attach Ethernet device to a host interface >> ; >> attach xs eth0 >> ; >> ; Start the simulator >> ; >> boot cpu >> >> The first time the ROM self-test runs after the memory size is changed >> or after attaching a new NVRAM file it will perform a thorough memory >> test. This can take quite a long time especially with 104MB. You will >> see multiple selftest failures but don't worry about it, they're >> expected for now. After the self-test completes I would recommend >> enabling the fast boot option: >> >> >>> SET FBOOT 1 >> >> This will significantly speed up subsequent restarts of the simulator. >> Eventually I'll patch the ROM to skip the memory tests. >> >> Assuming your boot server is all setup you can now boot from the Ethernet: >> >> >>> BOOT ESA0 >> >> I haven't tested Ethernet booting on these simulators for quite some >> time so I hope it works! >> >> Let me know how it goes. >> >> Matt >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Simh mailing list >> Simh@trailing-edge.com >> http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh > > > _______________________________________________ > Simh mailing > listSimh@trailing-edge.comhttp://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh > > _______________________________________________ > Simh mailing list > Simh@trailing-edge.com > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
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