13 Oct
2026
13 Oct
'26
6:48 p.m.
Hi all,
So I have started playing around with RSTS/E v10.1 on one of my PDP-11s and
I am trying
to install PDP11-C v1.2. I have the auto-installer in [82,6] and the tape
mounted but it fails:
$ @[82,6]autoin
RSTS/E Auto-Install Procedure V1.1
18-Oct-26 01:47 AM
Type "?" for help; CTRL/Z to end; or valid input.
Which product(s) do you want to install? ccc
Type "?" for help; CTRL/Z to exit Auto-Install; or valid input.
Where are the update files located <PATCH$:>?
Type "?" for help; CTRL/Z to skip this product; or valid input.
Which device are the distribution files for CCC (CCC) located on (include
colon)
? ms0:
Products being installed:
Device Product Task name
------ ------- ---------
MS0: CCC (CCC)
Determining system configuration.
FATAL -- Auto-Install internal data structure corrupted; procedure
aborting.
Auto-Install ended at 18-Oct-26 01:47 AM.
I don't have the documentation for C for RSTS/E so, what am I missing?
Following this exact same process in RSX-11M+ works fine with the media for
RSX.
I have the RSTS/E manuals, just not the ones for the layered products.
Thanks in advance for any help or pointers.
- Peter
13 Oct
13 Oct
6:57 p.m.
What type of tape drive? I seem to recall the layered products being pickier than the OS.
Real HW or emulsion?
Zane
On Oct 13, 2026, at 6:48 PM, Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Hi all,
So I have started playing around with RSTS/E v10.1 on one of my PDP-11s and
I am trying
to install PDP11-C v1.2. I have the auto-installer in [82,6] and the tape
mounted but it fails:
$ @[82,6]autoin
RSTS/E Auto-Install Procedure V1.1
18-Oct-26 01:47 AM
Type "?" for help; CTRL/Z to end; or valid input.
Which product(s) do you want to install? ccc
Type "?" for help; CTRL/Z to exit Auto-Install; or valid input.
Where are the update files located <PATCH$:>?
Type "?" for help; CTRL/Z to skip this product; or valid input.
Which device are the distribution files for CCC (CCC) located on (include
colon)
? ms0:
Products being installed:
Device Product Task name
------ ------- ---------
MS0: CCC (CCC)
Determining system configuration.
FATAL -- Auto-Install internal data structure corrupted; procedure
aborting.
Auto-Install ended at 18-Oct-26 01:47 AM.
I don't have the documentation for C for RSTS/E so, what am I missing?
Following this exact same process in RSX-11M+ works fine with the media for
RSX.
I have the RSTS/E manuals, just not the ones for the layered products.
Thanks in advance for any help or pointers.
- Peter
7:04 p.m.
Hi Zane,
It is a simulated one, to be completely honest. :) I am using the TS05
drive and I can restore the auto-installer,
and I can get the directory of the tape, as well as the backup sets. It's
just when I try to install CCC that it fails.
It seems to look for something under [1,2] but I don't know what. And
sometimes it just says something is corrupt.
- Peter
On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 9:57 PM Zane Healy <healyzh(a)avanthar.com> wrote:
What type of tape drive? I seem to recall the layered
products being
pickier than the OS. Real HW or emulsion?
Zane
On Oct 13, 2026, at 6:48 PM, Peter Ekstrom via
cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Hi all,
So I have started playing around with RSTS/E v10.1 on one of my PDP-11s
and
I am trying
to install PDP11-C v1.2. I have the auto-installer in [82,6] and the tape
mounted but it fails:
$ @[82,6]autoin
RSTS/E Auto-Install Procedure V1.1
18-Oct-26 01:47 AM
Type "?" for help; CTRL/Z to end; or valid input.
Which product(s) do you want to install? ccc
Type "?" for help; CTRL/Z to exit Auto-Install; or valid input.
Where are the update files located <PATCH$:>?
Type "?" for help; CTRL/Z to skip this product; or valid input.
Which device are the distribution files for CCC (CCC) located on (include
colon)
? ms0:
Products being installed:
Device Product Task name
------ ------- ---------
MS0: CCC (CCC)
Determining system configuration.
FATAL -- Auto-Install internal data structure corrupted; procedure
aborting.
Auto-Install ended at 18-Oct-26 01:47 AM.
I don't have the documentation for C for RSTS/E so, what am I missing?
Following this exact same process in RSX-11M+ works fine with the media
for
RSX.
I have the RSTS/E manuals, just not the ones for the layered products.
Thanks in advance for any help or pointers.
- Peter
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