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| + | I'm going to expect you to have the [[SIMH]] emulator, 3.8-1 or higher, and a Unix v6 tape [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bsd42/files/Install%20tapes/Research%20Unix/Unix-v6-Ken-Wellsch.tap.bz2/download Unix-v6-Ken-Wellsch.tap] | ||
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== Tape boot == | == Tape boot == | ||
Here we load the bootblock and load up the root partition onto the rk disk file... | Here we load the bootblock and load up the root partition onto the rk disk file... | ||
Revision as of 23:23, 15 November 2010
I'm going to try to describe the install procedure used by Tim Newsham for Unix v6 on the PDP-11/40.
Materials
I'm going to expect you to have the SIMH emulator, 3.8-1 or higher, and a Unix v6 tape Unix-v6-Ken-Wellsch.tap
Tape boot
Here we load the bootblock and load up the root partition onto the rk disk file...
First the tboot.ini file:
set cpu 11/40 set tm0 locked attach tm0 dist.tap attach rk0 rk0 attach rk1 rk1 attach rk2 rk2 d cpu 100000 012700 d cpu 100002 172526 d cpu 100004 010040 d cpu 100006 012740 d cpu 100010 060003 d cpu 100012 000777 g 100000
Once this is run, the simulation will 'lock', hit CTRL+E to break the emulation, and then execute the stand alone program to prepare the hard disk. Type in:
g 0
And the stand alone program will be ready to respond. Here is my install session:
PDP-11 simulator V3.8-1 sim> set cpu 11/40 Disabling XQ sim> set tm0 locked sim> attach tm0 dist.tap sim> attach rk0 rk0 RK: creating new file sim> attach rk1 rk1 RK: creating new file sim> attach rk2 rk2 RK: creating new file sim> d cpu 100000 012700 sim> d cpu 100002 172526 sim> d cpu 100004 010040 sim> d cpu 100006 012740 sim> d cpu 100010 060003 sim> d cpu 100012 000777 sim> g 100000 Simulation stopped, PC: 100012 (BR 100012) sim> g 0 =tmrk disk offset 0 tape offset 100 count 1 =tmrk disk offset 1 tape offset 101 count 3999 = Simulation stopped, PC: 137300 (BGE 137274) sim> q Goodbye
disk install
Here is our dboot.ini for booting from the hard disk:
set cpu 11/40 set tto 7b set tm0 locked attach tm0 dist.tap attach rk0 rk0 attach rk1 rk1 attach rk2 rk2 dep system sr 173030 boot rk0
And this will boot us up to the bootloader, to which we just tell it to load the 'unix' kernel.
PDP-11 simulator V3.8-1 sim> set cpu 11/40 Disabling XQ sim> set tto 7b sim> set tm0 locked sim> attach tm0 dist.tap sim> attach rk0 rk0 sim> attach rk1 rk1 sim> attach rk2 rk2 sim> dep system sr 173030 sim> boot rk0 @unix mem = 1030 RESTRICTED RIGHTS Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions stated in Contract with Western Electric Company, Inc. #
