24 Feb
2003
24 Feb
'03
7:30 a.m.
--- Fred Flintstone <iamvirtual(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
I have a PDP-11/10 (a.k.a PDP-11/05) which I am
attempting to bring back
to life....
My question is, what am I looking for in order to load RT-11? Is RT-11
easier to install via tape, or am I looking for a bootable disk pack?
I have personally only seen RT-11 distributed on disk - RX01 and RK05
for older versions (v4 and older); RX02, RX50 and RL02 for newer
versions (v5.x)
At this point, I am not looking for specifics, I need
to know what is the
general means to bootstrap RT-11 onto a PDP-11. This exercise is a
precursor to getting a PDP-11/20 up and running.
Typically, you need the device-specific bootstrap for your bootable
medium (tape, disk, or whatever)... In the case of an RX01, it's
a few dozen instructions. In the case of the RK05, it's very few.
I would also like to know if one of the PDP-11
emulators would assist me
to learn what I need to do in terms of bootstrapping a system.
Yes. E-11 or SIMH would help you practice what's required. For the
full experience, you'd need a container file with the desired files
in the intended format. the RT-11 distros that are out there for SIMH
are disk image files - 1.6MB (RK05) in the case of v4, and 10MB (RL02)
in the case of v5.3. Not sure what you'd do about a tape for your
TS03.
What disk devices do you have for your 11/10? Just the RK05? One
drive or multiple?
-ethan