Installing v7 on SIMH - Revision history

Decuser: /* Additional Information */

2020-07-21T23:10:15Z

‎Additional Information

Xh: Add note about backspace patch (too large to embed, though)

2019-01-30T05:56:52Z

Add note about backspace patch (too large to embed, though)

Jnc: Add a couple of useful see-also's

2017-11-05T01:33:29Z

Add a couple of useful see-also's

Decuser: Minor corrections and updated to boot directly from RP06

2017-11-04T22:52:14Z

Minor corrections and updated to boot directly from RP06

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Decuser at 02:23, 27 October 2017

2017-10-27T02:23:37Z

Sbb: added ## to comment

2012-07-05T19:22:00Z

added ## to comment

Sbb: corrected where to hit ^D, clarified how to do the final UNIX start after booting.

2012-07-05T19:02:48Z

corrected where to hit ^D, clarified how to do the final UNIX start after booting.

Sbb: corrected several minor things

2012-07-05T18:59:33Z

corrected several minor things

Sbb: add another "just hit enter" line

2012-07-05T18:53:54Z

add another "just hit enter" line

Sbb: harmonize the name of ^D with v6; align comments

2012-07-05T17:40:29Z

harmonize the name of ^D with v6; align comments

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 == Additional Information ==
-A longer tutorial describing the installation and configuration process in additional detail is available online [https://decuser.blogspot.com/2015/12/installing-and-using-research-unix.html here] and as a printable PDF [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1_Jn6Hlzym-Zmx1TjR3TENDQTA/view?usp=sharing here]. As of October, 26, 2017, version 1.6 of the tutorial covers the basic installation from tape to disk, booting from the disk, reconfiguring the system, rebuilding the kernel, logging in as root, and as dmr, sending and reading system mail, and enabling the V7 instance and SimH to allow multiple sessions from the host machine to the instance via Telnet.
+A longer tutorial describing the installation and configuration process in additional detail is available online [https://decuser.blogspot.com/2015/12/installing-and-using-research-unix.html here] and as a printable PDF [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qqg41b2On-VpP9qjpXAEi8hV4RurgC92/view?usp=sharing here]. As of November, 4, 2017, version 1.6 of the tutorial covers the basic installation from tape to disk, booting from the disk, reconfiguring the system, rebuilding the kernel, logging in as root, and as dmr, sending and reading system mail, and enabling the V7 instance and SimH to allow multiple sessions from the host machine to the instance via Telnet.
 If you wish to use the backspace key when your terminal sends ^? (DEL) and Ctrl-C as interrupt character during login and everywhere else, apply [https://vpsland.superglobalmegacorp.com/backspace.diff this patch] to the kernel and rebuild the system.

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	A longer tutorial describing the installation and configuration process in additional detail is available online [https://decuser.blogspot.com/2015/12/installing-and-using-research-unix.html here] and as a printable PDF [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1_Jn6Hlzym-Zmx1TjR3TENDQTA/view?usp=sharing here]. As of October, 26, 2017, version 1.6 of the tutorial covers the basic installation from tape to disk, booting from the disk, reconfiguring the system, rebuilding the kernel, logging in as root, and as dmr, sending and reading system mail, and enabling the V7 instance and SimH to allow multiple sessions from the host machine to the instance via Telnet.		A longer tutorial describing the installation and configuration process in additional detail is available online [https://decuser.blogspot.com/2015/12/installing-and-using-research-unix.html here] and as a printable PDF [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1_Jn6Hlzym-Zmx1TjR3TENDQTA/view?usp=sharing here]. As of October, 26, 2017, version 1.6 of the tutorial covers the basic installation from tape to disk, booting from the disk, reconfiguring the system, rebuilding the kernel, logging in as root, and as dmr, sending and reading system mail, and enabling the V7 instance and SimH to allow multiple sessions from the host machine to the instance via Telnet.
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		+	If you wish to use the backspace key when your terminal sends ^? (DEL) and Ctrl-C as interrupt character during login and everywhere else, apply [https://vpsland.superglobalmegacorp.com/backspace.diff this patch] to the kernel and rebuild the system.

	==See also==		==See also==

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-This is the procedure I'm using to install [[Seventh Edition Unix|Research Unix v7]] on [[SIMH]]'s [[PDP-11]] emulator.
+This is the procedure I'm using to install [[Unix Seventh Edition|Research Unix v7]] on [[SIMH]]'s [[PDP-11]] emulator.
 I'm using the files from [[TUHS]] "/Archive/Distributions/Research/Keith_Bostic_v7/" directory.  I've also uploaded the resulting tape to [https://sourceforge.net/projects/bsd42/files/Install%20tapes/Research%20Unix/Unix-v7-Keith-Bostic.tap.bz2/download here].
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 </pre>
 are just to tell you what to do when there is ambiguity; please do not type them in literally!
 == Tape Install ==
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 == Additional Information ==
 A longer tutorial describing the installation and configuration process in additional detail is available online [https://decuser.blogspot.com/2015/12/installing-and-using-research-unix.html here] and as a printable PDF [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1_Jn6Hlzym-Zmx1TjR3TENDQTA/view?usp=sharing here]. As of October, 26, 2017, version 1.6 of the tutorial covers the basic installation from tape to disk, booting from the disk, reconfiguring the system, rebuilding the kernel, logging in as root, and as dmr, sending and reading system mail, and enabling the V7 instance and SimH to allow multiple sessions from the host machine to the instance via Telnet.
 [[Category: SIMH Tutorials]]

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 The default root password is 'root'.
+== Additional Information ==
 [[Category: SIMH Tutorials]]

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 : hp(0,0)unix
 mem = 2020544
-#                                            [Hit CTRL-D (^D) here]
+#                                            [## Hit CTRL-D (^D) here]
 RESTRICTED RIGHTS: USE, DUPLICATION, OR DISCLOSURE
 IS SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS STATED IN YOUR CONTRACT WITH

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 Boot
 : hp(0,0)hptmunix
-mem = 177344                           [## hit enter here]
+mem = 177344
 # MV HPTMUNIX UNIX
 # RM HP*IX
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 ISIZE = 65496
 M/N = 3 500
-DD IF=/DEV/NRMT0 OF=/DEV/NULL BS=20B FILES=6
+# DD IF=/DEV/NRMT0 OF=/DEV/NULL BS=20B FILES=6
-# 202+80 RECORDS IN
++80 RECORDS IN
 +75 RECORDS OUT
 # RESTOR RF /DEV/RMT0 /DEV/RP3
-LAST CHANCE BEFORE SCRIBBLING ON /DEV/RP3.
+LAST CHANCE BEFORE SCRIBBLING ON /DEV/RP3.      [## Hit enter here, this will take some time before the next line is printed]
 END OF TAPE
 # /ETC/MOUNT /DEV/RP3 /USR
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 # SYNC
 # SYNC
-#                                      [## Type CTRL-D (^D) here]
+#                                               [## Type CTRL-E (^E) here]
 Simulation stopped, PC: 002306 (MOV (SP)+,177776)
 sim> q

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 Tape? tm(0,5)
 Disk? hp(0,0)
-Last chance before scribbling on disk.
+Last chance before scribbling on disk.   [## Just hit enter]
 End of tape
 Boot