https://gunkies.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Installing_UTX%2F32_2.1B_on_SIMH Installing UTX/32 2.1B on SIMH - Revision history 2026-05-03T10:39:47Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.30.1 https://gunkies.org/w/index.php?title=Installing_UTX/32_2.1B_on_SIMH&diff=24100&oldid=prev Neozeed: add git link 2021-08-31T02:20:00Z <p>add git link</p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr style="vertical-align: top;" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 02:20, 31 August 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5" >Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; 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[yn] y</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key mediawiki-wiki_:diff:version:1.11a:oldid:24099:newid:24100 --> </table> Neozeed https://gunkies.org/w/index.php?title=Installing_UTX/32_2.1B_on_SIMH&diff=24099&oldid=prev Neozeed: Lame initial version 2021-08-31T01:50:27Z <p>Lame initial version</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>These are my notes from installing UTX/32 2.1B onto SIMH.<br /> This is for the [[Gould]] [[SEL V6]] processor.<br /> This is pretty rough:<br /> <br /> <br /> == Requirements ==<br /> * You'll need the SEL32 version of SIMH<br /> * UTX tape (currently in the SEL32 source tree!)<br /> * patience<br /> <br /> <br /> == Phase 1 / tape boot ==<br /> Thankfully there are pre-cooked ini files for the installation that go A/B/C so to start the tape install we start with:<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> sel32 utxtest2a.ini<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Prep the disk ===<br /> After booting from tape we need to prep the disk.<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> # prep /dev/dk0c<br /> Ready to prep dk0c at 0x800 &lt;yes&gt;?<br /> <br /> dk0: pack not prepped, using dfts<br /> Disk is on UDP/DPII type controller.<br /> <br /> Main menu options are:<br /> 0 - Leave prep<br /> 1 - Format the disk<br /> 2 - Initialize the disk for UTX/32<br /> 3 - Partition the disk and/or set swapping partition(s)<br /> 4 - Remap a bad block<br /> 5 - Display and/or modify the disk flaw map<br /> 6 - Display and/or modify the disk track labels<br /> 7 - Display and/or modify data blocks<br /> 8 - Expert mode<br /> Which option ? 2<br /> Umap magic number = 0x0 instead of 0x4e554d50 or 0x554d4150<br /> Umap is corrupt, will have to reprep<br /> Warning: some data may be lost on the pack, proceed &lt;no&gt;? yes<br /> Rebuild UTX flaw map from diagnostic flaw map &lt;no&gt;? yes<br /> 0 - Gould Model Unknown, Undefined Drive type<br /> 1 - Gould Model 8880, Dual Floppy<br /> 2 - Gould Model 8838, CDC 80Mb 9 inch removable cartridge<br /> 3 - Gould Model 9342, CDC 80Mb 14 inch removable<br /> 4 - Gould Model 8148, CDC 160Mb removable<br /> 5 - Gould Model 8820, CDC 150Mb fixed SCSI<br /> 6 - Gould Model 9346, CDC 300Mb removable<br /> 7 - Gould Model 8821, CDC 300Mb fixed SCSI<br /> 8 - Gould Model 8858, CDC 340Mb fixed<br /> 10 - Gould Model 8812, CDC 500Mb fixed<br /> 11 - Gould Model 8155, CDC 697Mb fixed<br /> 13 - Gould Model 8813, CDC 850Mb fixed<br /> 14 - Gould Model 8888, CDC 858Mb fixed<br /> 17 - Gould Model 8887, Fuji 337Mb fixed<br /> 18 - Gould Model 8884, Fuji 474Mb fixed<br /> 19 - Gould Model 8889, Fuji 689Mb fixed<br /> 20 - Gould Model 8881, NEC 800Mb fixed<br /> Please select a drive type: [CR, +, -, ##] ? 6<br /> How many spare tracks should be allocated &lt;15&gt; ?<br /> <br /> UMAP: Created: Fri Jun 24 16:24:18 1988<br /> ID = 0 RPM = 3600<br /> Last valid disk sector = 250191<br /> Last available data block = 248975<br /> HW alternates: 0 entries covering 0 tracks<br /> SW alternates: 0 entries covering 0 tracks<br /> Spare tracks: Start = 248976 Number = 15 Free = 15<br /> <br /> No software substitutions.<br /> About to write the Umap at address 249216<br /> Do you really want to do this &lt;no&gt;? yes<br /> Umap written at address 249216.<br /> New UTX flaw map created at block 249232<br /> <br /> Main menu options are:<br /> 0 - Leave prep<br /> 1 - Format the disk<br /> 2 - Initialize the disk for UTX/32<br /> 3 - Partition the disk and/or set swapping partition(s)<br /> 4 - Remap a bad block<br /> 5 - Display and/or modify the disk flaw map<br /> 6 - Display and/or modify the disk track labels<br /> 7 - Display and/or modify data blocks<br /> 8 - Expert mode<br /> Which option ?<br /> <br /> Which option ? 3<br /> The pack (ID = 0) was previously prepped on Tue Apr 25 15:27:26 1989<br /> Geometry (823/19/16) DIAG Dmap (249248) Umap (249216) UTX Dmap (249232)<br /> <br /> Pack ID 0, Cylinders available 819 , Blocks available 248976<br /> Drive type: Gould Model 9346, CDC 300Mb removable<br /> (Cylinder bounded partitioning in effect)<br /> Part Overlaps _Cylinders_ _Blocks_ Swap<br /> (a) __c_____ 0 - 82 25232 no<br /> (b) __c_____ 83 - 148 20064 yes<br /> (c) ab_def__ 0 - 818 248976 no<br /> (d) __c_____ 149 - 379 70224 no<br /> (e) __c_____ 380 - 708 100016 no<br /> (f) __c_____ 709 - 818 33440 no<br /> (g) ________ 0 - 0 0 no<br /> (h) ________ 0 - 0 0 no<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Format the slices ===<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> newfs /dev/dk0a<br /> newfs /dev/dk0d<br /> newfs /dev/dk0e<br /> newfs /dev/dk0f<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === restore the first tape ===<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> mount /dev/dk0a /mnt<br /> cd /mnt<br /> restore -xvf /dev/rmt12<br /> ...<br /> Specify next volume #: 1<br /> ...<br /> Specify next volume #: /dev/rmt12<br /> ...<br /> set owner/mode for '.'? [yn] y<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> == Second boot / Stand alone disk boot ==<br /> I assume you've shut down the emu, and now we are using the B ini file:<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> ---------------------reboot<br /> boot utxtest2b.ini<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> Mount and run restore. You will have to swap tapes, be careful!<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> mount -a<br /> cd /usr<br /> restore -xvf /dev/rmt12<br /> ...<br /> Specify next volume #: 1<br /> ...<br /> Mount tape volume 2<br /> ^E<br /> at mta0 utx21b3.tap<br /> c<br /> \&lt;enter\&gt;<br /> ...<br /> set owner/mode for '.'? [yn] y<br /> df ?<br /> cd /<br /> halt<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> We should now be good to boot from the final ini, the C and that's about it!<br /> remember the tape device is mta0 on SIMH /dev/rmt12 in UTX<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> utx21b1.tap<br /> utx21b2.tap<br /> at mta0 utx21b3.tap<br /> <br /> at mta0 utx21b1.tap<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:SIMH Tutorials]]</div> Neozeed