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This is the procedure that I have used to install [[4.3 BSD]] onto [[SIMH]]'s [MicroVAX II] emulator.  Please note that this is 4.3 BSD RENO.

*NOTE that the tape does NOT boot under SIMH.  Instead you also need a 4.3 BSD system to build the bootable disk to be used for RENO.


== Requirements ==

You will need the following materials to put together a 4.3 BSD RENO installation:

*A working perl interpeter to make the tape images.<br>
*A copy of gzip.<br>
*A working installation of 4.3 BSD (stock).<br>
*A compiled binary of vax from [[SIMH]], along with the ka655x.bin again from [[SIMH]].


You will need the following files from any 4 BSD archive from the 4.3BSD-Reno directory.  I have used the files from [http://unix-archive.huihoo.org/4BSD/Distributions/4.3BSD-Reno/ archive.huihoo.org].  You can use whatever method you like to download them, wget, a web browser etc..<br><br>


[http://unix-archive.huihoo.org/4BSD/Distributions/4.3BSD-Reno/contrib.tar.gz contrib.tar.gz]<br>
[http://unix-archive.huihoo.org/4BSD/Distributions/4.3BSD-Reno/miniroot.gz miniroot.gz]<br>
[http://unix-archive.huihoo.org/4BSD/Distributions/4.3BSD-Reno/rootdump.gz rootdump.gz]<br>
[http://unix-archive.huihoo.org/4BSD/Distributions/4.3BSD-Reno/src.tar.gz src.tar.gz]<br>
[http://unix-archive.huihoo.org/4BSD/Distributions/4.3BSD-Reno/srcsys.tar.gz srcsys.tar.gz]<br>
[http://unix-archive.huihoo.org/4BSD/Distributions/4.3BSD-Reno/stand.gz stand.gz]<br>
[http://unix-archive.huihoo.org/4BSD/Distributions/4.3BSD-Reno/usr.tar.gz usr.tar.gz]<br><br>

== Preparing for installation ==


With the files downloaded you will need to uncompress them all and then create the tape file.

The following command will decompress the tape files.
<pre>
gzip -d *.gz
</pre>

The tape needs to be created with the [[mkdisttap.pl]] program.  Simply run the program and redirect it into a file called 42.tap .

<pre>
% ./mkdisttap.pl > 43reno.tap
% ls -l 43reno.tap
-rw-r--r--  1 Neozeed  None_ploc  151832520 Feb  6 22:25 43reno.tap
</pre>

==  Cross installation notes ==

For the fun of it I re-installed 4.3 then made a copy of the 4.3 disk & put
it in the ra1 position, and used that as a starting place to manually
restore reno onto ra1..

Here are my steps for anyone interested:

<pre>
-inside 4.3-----
newfs /dev/ra1a ra81
mount /dev/ra1a /mnt2
cd /mnt2
mt rew
mt fsf 2
restore r
newfs /dev/ra1g ra81
mount /dev/ra1g /mnt2/usr
cd /mnt2/usr
mt rew
mt fsf 3
tar xpbf 20 /dev/rmt12
----
</pre>
inject the following into /mnt2/etc/rc after export $PATH

<pre>
---8<---8<---8<---8<---8<
mount -uw /dev/ra0a /
echo 'here we go'
sh
---8<---8<---8<---8<---8<
</pre>
<pre>
cp /mnt2/usr/mdec/* /mnt2/mdec
</pre>

time to create /mnt2/etc/fstab

<pre>
---8<---8<---8<---8<---8<
cat > /mnt2/etc/fstab
/dev/ra0a	/	ufs	rw	1 1
/dev/ra0g	/usr	ufs	rw	1 2
---8<---8<---8<---8<---8<

touch /mnt2/var/spool/uucp/ERRORS

</pre>

comment out the following lines in /mnt2/etc/netstart

<pre>
---8<---8<---8<---8<---8<
#ifconfig imp0 inet $hostname
#ifconfig ace0 inet $hostname netmask my-netmask
#ifconfig ex0 inet $hostname netmask my-netmask
#ifconfig en0 inet $hostname netmask my-netmask
---8<---8<---8<---8<---8<
</pre>

<pre>
umount /dev/ra1g
umount /dev/ra1a
halt
</pre>

Now boot into 4.3RENO

<pre>
mount /dev/ra0g /usr
cd /dev
./MAKEDEV ts0
./MAKEDEV dz0
./MAKEDEV pty0
</pre>


Now we can finally remove the lines we injected into /etc/rc & reboot.

Since we are still in the 11/780 mode, you will want to lay down a disklabel that the MicroVAX II can understand.

<pre>
disklabel -rw ra0 ra81 “Reno” /usr/mdec/rdboot /usr/mdec/bootra
</pre>

You should get something like this:
<pre>
---8<---8<---8<---8<---8<

VAX780 simulator V3.5-2
Listening on port 2311 (socket 7)
Modem control activated
loading ra(0,0)boot

Boot
: /vmunix
ra0: unlabeled
441420+129124+180204 start 0x239c
4.3 BSD Reno UNIX #4: Sat Jul 28 13:24:08 PDT 1990
    trent at kerberos.berkeley.edu:/nbsd/usr/src/sys/GENERIC.allvax
real mem = 8388608
SYSPTSIZE limits number of buffers to 104
avail mem = 6887424
using 104 buffers containing 524288 bytes of memory
VAX 11/780, serial# 1234(0), hardware ECO level 7(112)
mcr0 at tr1
mcr1 at tr2
uba0 at tr3
hk0 at uba0 csr 177440 vec 210, ipl 15
rk0 at hk0 slave 0
rk1 at hk0 slave 1
rk2 at hk0 slave 2
rk3 at hk0 slave 3
uda0 at uba0 csr 172150 vec 774, ipl 15
uda0: version 3 model 6
uda0: DMA burst size set to 4
ra0 at uda0 slave 0: no disk label: ra81, size = 891072 sectors
zs0 at uba0 csr 172520 vec 224, ipl 15
ts0 at zs0 slave 0
dz0 at uba0 csr 160100 vec 300, ipl 15
Changing root device to ra0a
Automatic reboot in progress...
/dev/rra0a: 355 files, 3094 used, 4335 free (15 frags, 540 blocks, 0.2%
fragmentation)
/dev/rra0g: 3705 files, 42280 used, 202945 free (489 frags, 25307 blocks,0.2% fragmentation)
starting network
add host myname.my.domain: gateway localhost
starting system logger, time daemon.
checking quotas: done.
Feb  3 00:16:59 myname timed[31]: No network usable
preserving editor files
clearing /tmp
turning on accounting
accton: No such file or directory
standard daemons: update cron.
starting network daemons: routed namedFeb  3 00:17:08 myname named[64]:
/etc/named.boot: No such file or directory
 inetd printer portmap mountdFeb  3 00:17:09 myname mountd:[77]: Can't open
/etc/exports
 nfsd nfsiod sendmailcannot open /etc/sendmail.cf: No such file or directory
.
starting local daemons:.
Mon Feb  3 00:17:12 GMT 1986
Feb  3 00:17:14 myname getty: /dev/tty07: Unknown error: -2146915672
Feb  3 00:17:14 myname getty: /dev/tty06: Unknown error: 1024
Feb  3 00:17:14 myname getty: /dev/tty02: Unknown error: 1024
Feb  3 00:17:14 myname getty: /dev/tty00: Unknown error: 1024
Feb  3 00:17:14 myname getty: /dev/tty01: Unknown error: 1024


4.3 BSD UNIX (myname.my.domain) (console)

login: Feb  3 00:17:14 myname getty: /dev/tty05: Unknown error: 1024
Feb  3 00:17:14 myname getty: /dev/tty03: Unknown error: 1024
Feb  3 00:17:14 myname getty: /dev/tty04: Unknown error: 1024
root
Feb  3 00:17:21 myname login: ROOT LOGIN ON console
Feb  3 00:17:21 myname login: ROOT LOGIN ON console
Warning: no Kerberos tickets issued.
4.3 BSD Reno UNIX #4: Sat Jul 28 13:24:08 PDT 1990

Would you like to play a game?

TERM = (unknown)
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</pre>
Unfortunately the dz0 doesn't seem to work...

And for completeness here is the config file I used to go between 4.3 & 4.3 RENO

<pre>
;4.3BSD RENO
;Note you can find the install instructions in the usr.tar
;/usr/doc/smm/01.setup/2.t
;
;*NOTE that 4.3BSD RENO has only been tested with the VAX 11/780
;emulator simh v3-5.2
;Setup the RQ controller with a single ra81 disk. AFAIK 4.3 doesn't support
;anything larger.

;Use this set to stage the RENO install with 2 disks
;set rq0 ra81
;att rq0 43/ra81.dsk
;set rq1 ra81
;att rq1 43RENO/ra81.dsk

;Use this set to boot into RENO
set rq0 ra81
att rq0 43RENO/ra81.dsk
set rq1 dis

set rq2 dis
set rq3 dis
;Too many devices confuse BSD so disable them.  Also not that the hp works
;in standalone, but causes BSD to hang..
set rp dis
set lpt dis
set rl dis
set tq dis
set tu dis

;Install tape, the FORMAT document describes 3 tapes for 4.3BSD RENO
at ts 43RENO/reno.tap
;Install tapes, the FORMAT document describes 3 tapes for 4.3BSD
;at ts 43/43-1.tap
;at ts 43/43-2.tap
;at ts 43/43-3.tap

;Once Installed you can disable the tape drive, or just leave it
;alone.. Its up to you.
;set ts dis
;
;Set the console to 7bit for 'normal' operations.
set tti 7b
set tto 7b
;Setup the dz tty's with 8 lines. You can telnet to the localhost on
;port 2311 and 'login'.  Usefull until the networking gets sorted out.
set dz 7b
set dz lines=8
at -m dz0 2311
;
;
;Ethernet support... currently broken :|
;set xu ena
;
;Until I can figure out how to boot off of tape, I extract the following
;standalone programs and 'inject' them into core and run them directly
;sure its cheating, but it works.. for now.
;*note that these standalone programs are from 43 not RENO.
;
;Uncomment the one line to run the 'copy' program
;load -o copy43 0

;Uncomment the next 3 lines to run the interactive boot program
;load -o boot43 0
;d r10 9
;d r11 0

;Uncomment the next 3 lines to run the bootra (less prompting the user!)
program.
load -o bootra43 0
d r10 9
d r11 0

;Run the emulator!
run 2
</pre>

=== Enabling remote users ===

Inside of BSD 4.3 you will have to create the dz device files.  Simply logon as root, and run the following commands:

<pre>
cd /dev
sh ./MAKEDEV dz0
</pre>

Next, shutdown the OS, and add the following lines into the boot.ini (just make sure they are above the boot command or it'll not work correctly..).  This will allow for 8 users to connect on tcp port 8888.

<pre>
set dz lines=8
att dz 8888
set dz 7b
</pre>

I would also recommend to windows users, either [[putty]], or [[syncterm]].  The default telnet client sucks.



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