Installing v7 on SIMH

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

I'm using the files from TUHS "/PDP-11/Distributions/research/Keith_Bostic_v7/" directory. I've also uploaded the resulting tape to here.

If you are going to build the tape then you'll need the mkdisttap.pl script to output a v7.tap file.

Tape Install

tapei.ini

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 tapei.ini

PDP-11 simulator V3.8-1
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

And let's boot up!

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

PDP-11 simulator V3.8-1

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

Disabling XQ
Boot
: hp(0,0)unix
mem = 2020544
# RESTRICTED RIGHTS: USE, DUPLICATION, OR DISCLOSURE
IS SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS STATED IN YOUR CONTRACT WITH
WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
WED DEC 31 19:02:48 EST 1969

login: root
Password:
You have mail.
#

The default root password is 'password'.