Ultrix-11

[Warner Losh]

On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 6:11 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:

> On 8/16/21 2:55 PM, js--- via cctalk wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 8/15/2021 10:08 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
> >> On 8/15/21 12:45 AM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Distributions/DEC/Ultrix-11/Fred-Ultrix3 in the tuhs archive has
> >>> complete
> >>> instructions as well as a program to build the ultrix tapes
> >>>
> >>
> >> It took a day because I wanted to test it but I have a TK50 image that
> >> works with SIMH.  I did an install on an 11/73 with 3M of memory and
> >> two RD54's.  Worked fine.  It's been a while since I did any Ultrix-11
> >> on real or simulated hardware.
> >>
> >> Have no idea how to get this tape to anyone.  It's just shy of 4M. Not
> >> sure if it could be emailed.  The SIMH ini file is trivially simple but
> >> I could provide that as well.
> >>
> >> I have nowhere I could put it up for download.  I don't do things like
> >> Google Drive.  Maybe we need a GITHUB site or something for Ultrix
> stuff.
> >>
> >> bill
> >
> >
> > Bill's file is at:
> >
> > http://www.cimmeri.com/js/download/ultrix-11/
> >
>
> So, anybody got a system running from that tape yet?
>
> (Other than me :-)
>

Does this count? I named it bill because I wasn't sure which version it was
:)
And I did it from tape, not RX-50s and swapping 31 of them in/out with
simh... And I couldn't get 11/73 to work (I think my simh has a regression
there), but 11/83 worked just fine.

ULTRIX-11 System V3.1 (bill)

login: root

Welcome to the ULTRIX-11 System

erase = delete, kill = ^U, intr = ^C
bill# uname -a
ULTRIX-11 bill 3 0 PDP-11/83
bill# df
Filesystem    total    kbytes  kbytes  percent
   node       kbytes    used    free   used    Mounted on
/dev/rd00       4654    3076    1578    66%    /
/dev/rd01       8302    7708     594    93%    /usr
bill#

But I did something wrong... It prompts me for the load device on each
reboot.

sim> boot rq0

Sizing Memory...

Boot: rd(0,0)unix    (CTRL/C will abort auto-boot)

Load device (? for help, <RETURN> if none) < ht tm ts tk rx rl rc > ? tk

rd(0,0)unix:
14784+17024+8192+8000+8064+8000+8064+8128+8000+7808+7936+7936+7680+7360+1344

ULTRIX-11 Kernel V3.1
...

(and I think my simh is a bit wonky because it doesn't quite work: it hangs
from time to time, but only after a reset)

Warner