Ultrix-11

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 8/18/21 11:42 PM, Warner Losh wrote:
> 
> 
> On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 6:11 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk 
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org <mailto: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/
>     <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.

Interesting.  In the last couple days I have done 11/73, 11/83 and
11/44.  All worked 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#
> 

test1# uname -a
ULTRIX-11 test1 3 0 PDP-11/44
test1# df
Filesystem    total    kbytes  kbytes  percent
    node       kbytes    used    free   used    Mounted on
/dev/ra00       4606    3080    1526    67%    /
/dev/ra01       9598    2848    6750    30%    /usr
/dev/ra03     423041    8773  414268     2%    /user1
/dev/ra17     440941    3678  437263     1%    /user2
/dev/ra27     440941       2  440939     0%    /user3
/dev/ra37     440941       6  440935     0%    /user4
test1# dmesg

Feb 14 09:00
...

ULTRIX-11 Kernel V3.1

realmem = 3932160
buffers = 25600
clists  = 1600
usermem = 3772992
maxumem = 212992


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

Nothing wrong it does that.  I don't think it goes away until after
you build a new custom kernel.  You will need that for networking
anyway.  Hope your good with overlays.  :-)


> 
> 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)
> 

Mine has been stable so far.  Doesn't really get unstable till you
add networking.  :-)

I am running on this:   PDP-11 simulator V3.8-1

Now that people have made me interested again I think it's time
to get the source loaded and look into what it takes to build
install kits on other media.

I never really did much with Ultrix-11 on SIMH, mostly on real
hardware.  That's where I did all the testing when I first figured
out how to take the files from the archive and build a tape.  The
original was TS02 but I later used Fred's setup to make the TK50.
Being as this is the only OS that can legally be used I would
expect more activity.  First thing is to try and find my improved
date command that lets you set dates after 1999.  :-)

Wish we had a list for Ultrix-11 specifically. Might be a lot of fun.

bill