Installing v7 on SIMH

This is the procedure I'm using to install Research Unix v7 on SIMH's PDP-11 emulator.

Tape Install

tapei.ini

echo echo at the prompt type in echo @ hp(0,0)unix echo set cpu 11/45 set cpu idle set rp0 rp06 att rp0 rp06-0.disk att tm0 v7.tap boot tm0

with the config in hand, then let's install.

installation

c:\temp\v7>pdp11.exe y.ini

PDP-11 simulator V3.8-1

at the prompt type in
@ hp(0,0)unix

Disabling XQ
Overwrite last track? [N]
Boot
: tm(0,3)
file sys size: 5000
file system: hp(0,0)
isize = 1600
m/n = 3 500
Exit called
Boot
: tm(0,4)
Tape? tm(0,5)
Disk? hp(0,0)
Last chance before scribbling on disk.
End of tape
Boot
: hp(0,0)hptmunix
mem = 177344
# MV HPTMUNIX UNIX
# RM HP*IX
# LS *IX
RPHTUNIX
RPTMUNIX
UNIX
# RM RP*IX
# CD /DEV
# MAKE RP06
/ETC/MKNOD RP0 B 6 0
/ETC/MKNOD SWAP B 6 1
/ETC/MKNOD RP3 B 6 7
/ETC/MKNOD RRP0 C 14 0
/ETC/MKNOD RRP3 C 14 7
CHMOD GO-W RP0 SWAP RP3 RRP0 RRP3
# MAKE TM
/ETC/MKNOD MT0 B 3 0
/ETC/MKNOD RMT0 C 12 0
/ETC/MKNOD NRMT0 C 12 128
CHMOD GO+W MT0 RMT0 NRMT0
# CD /
# /ETC/MKFS /DEV/RP3 322276
ISIZE = 65496
M/N = 3 500
DD IF=/DEV/NRMT0 OF=/DEV/NULL BS=20B FILES=6
# 202+80 RECORDS IN
202+75 RECORDS OUT
# RESTOR RF /DEV/RMT0 /DEV/RP3
LAST CHANCE BEFORE SCRIBBLING ON /DEV/RP3.
END OF TAPE
# /ETC/MOUNT /DEV/RP3 /USR
# DD IF=/USR/MDEC/HPUBOOT OF=/DEV/RP0 COUNT=1
0+1 RECORDS IN
0+1 RECORDS OUT
# SYNC
# SYNC
# SYNC
# SYNC
#
Simulation stopped, PC: 002306 (MOV (SP)+,177776)
sim> q
Goodbye

Tape boot

Sadly the rp06 doesn't seem to want to boot... I'll have to troubleshoot it more later, but for now I just boot from the tape, and execute the kernel from the hard disk.

tboot.ini

echo echo at the prompt type in echo @ hp(0,0)unix echo set cpu 11/70 set cpu 2M set cpu idle set rp0 rp06 att rp0 rp06-0.disk att tm0 xx.tap boot tm0