RL02 version of UNIX6?

Josh Dersch derschjo at gmail.com
Wed Feb 1 16:36:42 CST 2017


On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 2:08 PM, william degnan <billdegnan at gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > That sounds like the bootstrap isn't running properly.
> >
> > Oh, I remember an issue I had with the boostrap when first trying to
> bring
> > up
> > Unix in Ersatz-11 - does your -11/40 have the EIS board? Is the EIS
> > working?
> > If not, the bootstrap won't run - it uses the MUL instruction. (MUL is
> not
> > in
> > the base set on an -11/40, it's an option.)
> >
> > If that's not it, we'll have to debug the bootstrap... Should't be too
> > hard,
> > test versions can be loaded directly into memory with GUI-11, we don't
> > have to
> > write them to disk. You've got a (hopefully good) disk to have the
> > bootstrap
> > ponder over...
> >
> >         Noel
> >
>
> I do not have an EIS installed.  I have one however, I can try it.  I am
> unsure if it's good or not, but I guess I am going to find out.
> b
>

As Noel said, you'll need the EIS.  As I mentioned above, you'll also need
to recompile the kernel on that RL02 image, it's not set up for an 11/40
currently.

- Josh


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