I just finished posting the following to, alt.sys.pdp10, and I figure some others here might be interested in the instructions on how setup the emulator. Note, at this time ts10 works best under Linux. Work is being done to get it working on other UNIX varients, but at this time Linux is your best bet. The following is a *Rough Draft*, but it should be enought to get a system setup. Zane Installation of TOPS-10 v7.03 I'm guessing this might be of use to some people, and it can serve as a starting point to a better document. I'm sure it's in need of corrections, as I've doubts as to wether or not the system is coming up right. The following procedure is mainly based on stuff Greg Satz, Parag Patel, and Timothy Stark have posted. I'd figured out a lot of this, but this looks a lot better than what I'd done :^) Based on Mark Hittinger's comments about the RIB errors which I'd noticed in my first install, I've used 1990 as the year in the following and it seems to have not had any problem. I believe others have done this giving the correct date without any problem though. STEP 1. First get the following tapes from http://pdp-10.trailing-edge.com You can also get the sources for the ts10 emulator here. STEP 2. Apply the following patch. diff -c -r1.1 system.c *** pdp10/system.c 2001/02/27 14:17:06 1.1 --- pdp10/system.c 2001/03/11 22:01:50 *************** *** 120,126 **** } text7[p] = 0; ! sprintf(text, "%012Lo ('%s' '%s')", data, text6, text7); return text; } --- 120,126 ---- } text7[p] = 0; ! sprintf(text, "%012qo ('%s' '%s')", data, text6, text7); return text; } *************** *** 348,355 **** // int reqBoot = FE_P0_MONITOR_PREBOOT; // int reqBoot = FE_P0_DIAGNOSTIC_PREBOOT; // int reqBoot = FE_P0_BOOTCHECK2_PREBOOT; ! uint8 inBuffer[0777 * 5]; ! int36 inBlock[0777]; int36 idHom = util_PackedASCII6("HOM"); int36 dAddr36; int36 data36; --- 348,355 ---- // int reqBoot = FE_P0_MONITOR_PREBOOT; // int reqBoot = FE_P0_DIAGNOSTIC_PREBOOT; // int reqBoot = FE_P0_BOOTCHECK2_PREBOOT; ! uint8 inBuffer[01000 * 5]; ! int36 inBlock[01000]; int36 idHom = util_PackedASCII6("HOM"); int36 dAddr36; int36 data36; STEP 3. Startup the emulator. [healyzh@ts10 ts10]$ ./ks10 -f ks10.cfg Welcome to TS10 Emulator v0.7 (Alpha) Unit uba: had been created. Addr=776700 Mask=000077 IntBR=6 IntVec=254 Addr=772440 Mask=000037 IntBR=6 IntVec=224 Device RPA0: had been created. Device RPA1: had been created. Device MTA: had been created. Device MTA0: had been created. Device MTA1: had been created. Device MTB: had been created. Device MTB0: had been created. Device MTB1: had been created. Unit rha0 had been initialized. Unit rpa0 had been initialized. Unit rha1 had been initialized. Unit mta had been initialized. Unit mtb had been initialized. Unit 0 dType RP06 Unit rpa0 had been attached with 'tops10_703.dsk' file. Unit 0 dType TU45 Unit mta0 had been attached with 'tops10_703_ksbootable_bb-x138b-bb.tap' file. TS10> boot mta0: Booting MTA0... Now running... BOOTM V6(37) BTM>/tm02 KS10 03-19-86 Why reload: new Date: 11-mar-90 Time: 11:00 Startup option: destroy % WARNING: All structures will be refreshed. All disk files will be destroyed. All information on currently spinning packs will be lost. Do not proceed unless you are positive that you want to do this. Proceed? (Y or <CR>)y HOME blocks written on all units RPA0 first BAT block consistency error RPA0 second BAT block consistency error Both BAT blocks are bad. Do you want to initialize the BAT blocks on this unit? y Not normally done, are you sure? y Initializing BAT blocks Start system? (Y or <CR>)y Disk file structures: DSKB:RPA0(ONC403) To automatically log-in under [1,2] type "LOGIN" KS10 11:00:10 . LOGIN .ASSIGN MTA0: TAPE: MTA000 assigned .GET TAPE:BACKUP Job setup .SAVE BACKUP BACKUP saved .RUN BACKUP /TAPE TAPE: /SUPERSEDE ALWAYS /INTERCHANGE /FILES /RESTORE SYS:=*.* ! SYSTEM EXE "Done /RESTORE DEC:=*.* ! SMFILE EXE SMFILE HLP SMFILE TXT T10KL ULD KSBOOT EXE BOOTM RDI T10KL RAM "Done /EXIT [^E pressed] .TS10> attach mta0: cuspmar86binsrc_1of2_bb-x128b-sb.tap Unit 0 dType TU45 Unit mta0 had been attached with 'cuspmar86binsrc_1of2_bb-x128b-sb.tap' file. TS10> continue Running now... .RUN BACKUP /TAPE TAPE: /INTERCHANGE /SUPERSEDE ALWAYS /PROTECTION 055 /FILES /RESTORE DSKB: [a lot of filenames print out] $BKPEOT Reached EOT--mount new tape then type "GO" [^E Pressed] /TS10> attach mta0: cuspmar86binsrc_2of2_bb-fp63a-sb.tap Unit 0 dType TU45 Unit mta0 had been attached with 'cuspmar86binsrc_2of2_bb-fp63a-sb.tap' file. TS10> continue Running now... GO [a lot more filenames print out] "Done [^E pressed] .TS10> attach mta0: cuspmar86binsrc_1of2_bb-x128b-sb.tap Unit 0 dType TU45 Unit mta0 had been attached with 'cuspmar86binsrc_1of2_bb-x128b-sb.tap' file. TS10> continue .RUN BACKUP /TAPE TAPE: /INTERCHANGE /SUPERSEDE ALWAYS /PROTECTION 055 /FILES /@dskb:[10,7,build]cusps.rst [You'll need to change to the second tape when it wants you to. When this is done, make the disk bootable.] .RUN DEC:SMFILE DECSYSTEM 2020 DIAGNOSTICS FE-FILE PROGRAM VERSION 2.5, TOPS-10, KS10, CPU#=5000 [FOR HELP TYPE "HELP"] SMFILE>WRITE SETUP DSKB:[1,5\5\4] SMFILE>WRITE RESET SMFILE>READ DEC:T10KL.ULD SMFILE>WRITE CRAM SMFILE>WRITE BOOT DEC:KSBOOT.EXE SMFILE>WRITE DONE SMFILE>EXIT EXIT .R CREDIR Create directory: ACT: [^E pressed] TS10> quit STEP 4. Now you should be ready to startup your system from disk. [healyzh@ts10 ts10]$ ./ks10 -f ks10.cfg Welcome to TS10 Emulator v0.7 (Alpha) Unit uba: had been created. Addr=776700 Mask=000077 IntBR=6 IntVec=254 Addr=772440 Mask=000037 IntBR=6 IntVec=224 Device RPA0: had been created. Device RPA1: had been created. Device MTA: had been created. Device MTA0: had been created. Device MTA1: had been created. Device MTB: had been created. Device MTB0: had been created. Device MTB1: had been created. Unit rha0 had been initialized. Unit rpa0 had been initialized. Unit rha1 had been initialized. Unit mta had been initialized. Unit mtb had been initialized. Unit 0 dType RP06 Unit rpa0 had been attached with 'tops10_703.dsk' file. Unit 0 dType TU45 Unit mta0 had been attached with 'tops10_703_ksbootable_bb-x138b-bb.tap' file. TS10> boot rpa0: Booting RPA0... [Reading first HOM block...] [Reading FE-FILE Page 0 at C 213 T 11 S 1] [Reading Monitor Pre-boot at C 213 T 13 S 13] Now running... BOOT V3(47) BOOT> [Loading from DSKB:SYSTEM.EXE[1,4]] KS10 03-19-86 Why reload: sched Date: 11-mar-90 Time: 19:36 Startup option: go [Rebuilding the system search list from the HOMe blocks] [Rebuilding the active swapping list from the HOMe blocks] [Rebuilding the system dump list from the HOMe blocks] KS10 19:36:01 CTY system 5000 Connected to Node (0) Line # 42 .LOGIN 1,2 .R OPSER [OPRPAF Processing auto command file] ?OPRALF LOOKUP failure 0 * [CCPWFD Waiting for file daemon to start] %%TTY STOMPER - Starting *^C .R LOGOUT [LGTOUL Other users logged-in under [1,2]] Job 2 User OPSER [1,2] Logged-off CTY at 19:36:42 on 11-Mar-90 Runtime: 0:00:01, KCS:10, Connect time: 0:00:41 Disk Reads:126, Writes:0, Blocks saved:0 .LOGIN 1,2 Job 2 KS10 CTY [LGNJSP Other jobs same PPN] [LGNLAS Last access to [1,2] succeeded on 4-Mar-86:17:48:53] 19:36 11-Mar-90 Sunday . SYSTAT Status of KS10 at 19:49:53 on 11-Mar-90 Uptime 13:52, 117% Null time = 117% Idle + 0% Lost, 0% Overhead 12 Jobs in use out of 35. 12 logged in, 10 detached. Job Who Line# What Size(P) State Run Time 1 [OPR] DET41 STOMPR 7+8 SL 1 01 2 [OPR] CTY SYSTAT 21+SPY RN 1 4 [OPR] DET41 ACTDAE 180+39 SL 4 5 [OPR] DET41 DAEMON 20+SPY SL 1 6 [OPR] DET41 FILDAE 17 HB 0 7 [OPR] DET41 QUASAR 108+39 SL 2 8 [OPR] DET41 PULSAR 65+39 HB 1 9 [OPR] DET41 CATLOG 30+39 HB 1 10 [OPR] DET41 ORION 96+39 SL 2 11 [OPR] 41 4 ^C 0 17 [OPR] DET41 BATCON 38+39 SL 1 29 [OPR] DET41 LPTSPL 58+39 HB 1 n means job runs in HPQ n High Segments: Program Device Owner High(P) Users INITIA DSKB [SYS] 8 1 GLXLIB DSKB [SYS] 39 7 Swapping space used = 655/2000 = 33% Virt. Core used = 691/2000 = 35% 84P Core left Active swapping ratio = 21/775 = .02 Virt. Core saved by sharing = 234/(234+691) = 25% Average job size =644/12 = 53.6P+281/12 = 23.4P Total=925/12 = 77.0P No busy devices System File Structures: Name Free Mount DSKB 213910 2 Total Free 213910 . -- | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator | | healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast | | healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | and Zane's Computer Museum. | | http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |