Ultrix-11

[Bill Degnan]

pretty cool

On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 11:42 PM Warner Losh via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:

> 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
>