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2. BOOTSTRAP PROCEDURES
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This section explains the bootstrap procedures that can be used
to get one of the kernels supplied with this tape running on your machine.
If you are not yet running UNIX or are running a version of UNIX other
than 2.8BSD, you will have to do a full bootstrap.
.PP
If you are
running 2.8BSD you can use the update procedure described
in section 4.2 instead of a full bootstrap. This will affect modifications
to the local system less than a full bootstrap.
Note, however, that a full bootstrap will probably require less effort
unless you have made major local modifications which you must carry over
to the new system.
.PP
If you are already running UNIX and need to do a full bootstrap you should
first save your existing files on magnetic tape.
The 2.9BSD file system uses 1K-byte blocks by clustering disk blocks
(as did the 2.8BSD system); file systems in other formats cannot be mounted.
.B
Those upgrading from 2.8 should note that
2.9BSD uses generally different file system partition sizes than 2.8BSD,
and that a few of the major device numbers have changed (in particular,
that for the hk).
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The easiest way
to save the current files on tape is by doing a full dump and then restoring
in the new system. This works also in converting V7,
System-III, or System-V 512-byte file systems.
Although the dump format is different on V7, System-III, and System-V,
\fI512restor\fP\|(8) can restore old format V7 \fIdump\fP image tapes into the
file system format used by 2.9BSD.
.IR Tar (1)
can also be used to exchange files from different file system formats,
and has the additional advantage that directory trees can be placed
on different file systems than on the old configuration.
Note that 2.9BSD does not support \fIcpio\fP tape format.
.PP
The tape bootstrap procedure involves three steps: loading
the tape bootstrap monitor, creating and initializing
a UNIX ``root'' file system
system on the disk, and booting the system.
.NH 2
Booting from tape
.PP
To load the tape bootstrap monitor, first
mount the magnetic tape on drive 0 at load point, making
sure that the write ring is not inserted.
Then use the normal bootstrap ROM, console monitor or other
bootstrap to boot from the tape.
If no other means are available, the following code can be keyed in
and executed at (say) 0100000 to boot from a TM tape drive (the magic number
172526 is the address of the TM-11 current memory address register;
an adjustment may be necessary if your controller is at a nonstandard
address):
.DS
.TS
l l.
012700 (mov $172526, r0)
172526
010040 (mov r0, \-(r0))
012740 (mov $60003, \-(r0))
060003
000777 (br .)
.TE
.DE
When this is executed, the first block of the tape will be read into memory.
Halt the CPU and restart at location 0.
.PP
The console should type
.DS
.B
\fInn\fPBoot
:
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.DE
where \fInn\fP is the CPU class on which it believes it is running.
The value will be one of 24, 40, 45 or 70, depending on whether
separate instruction and data (separate I/D) and/or a UNIBUS map are detected.
The CPUs in each class are:
.DS
.TS
c l c c.
Class PDP11s Separate I/D UNIBUS map
24 24 - +
40 23, 34, 34A, 40, 60 - -
45 45, 55, 73, 83 + -
70 44, 70, 84 + +
.TE
.DE
The bootstrap can be forced to set up the machine as for a different
class of PDP11 by placing an appropriate value in the console switch register
(if there is one) while booting it.
The value to use is the PDP11 class, interpreted as an \fIoctal\fP number
(use, for example, 070 for an 11/70).
\fBWarning:\fP some old DEC bootstraps use the switch
register to indicate where to boot from.
On such machines, if the value in the switch register indicates
an incorrect CPU, be sure to reset the switches immediately after
initiating the tape bootstrap.
.PP
You are now talking to the tape bootstrap monitor.
At any point in the following procedure you can return
to this section, reload the tape bootstrap, and restart.
.PP
To first check that everything is working properly,
you can use the \fIcat\fP program on the tape to print
the list of utilities on the tape.
Through the rest of this section,
substitute the correct disk type for \fIdk\fP
and the tape type for \fItp\fP.
In response to the prompt of the bootstrap which is now running,
type
.DS
\fItp\|\fP(0,1) (load file 1 from tape 0)
.DE
\fICat\fP will respond
.DS
.B
Cat
File?
.R
.DE
The table of contents is in file 2 on the tape, therefore answer
.DS
\fItp\|\fP(0,2)
.DE
The tape will move, then a short list of files will print on the console,
followed by:
.DS
.B
exit called
\fInn\fPBoot
:
.R
.DE
After \fIcat\fP is finished, it returns to the bootstrap
for the next operation.
.NH 2
Creating an empty UNIX file system
.PP
Now create the root file system using the following procedures.
First determine the size of your root file system from the
following table:
.DS
.TS
l l.
Disk Root File System Size
(1K-byte blocks)
hk 2970
rk\(dg 2000
rl01\(dg 4000
rl02\(dg 8500
rp 5200
xp 4807 (RP04/RP05/RP06)
2400 (RM02/RM03)
5168 (RM05)
4702 (DIVA)
.TE
.DE
.FS
\u\(dg\dThese sizes are for full disks less some space used for swapping.
.FE
.PP
If the disk on which you are creating a root file system is an \fBxp\fP
disk, you should check the drive type register at this time to make sure
it holds a value that will be recognized correctly by the driver.
There are numbering conflicts; the
following numbers are used internally:
.DS
.TS
c l
c l.
Drive Type Register Drive Assumed
Low Byte
(nominal address: 0776726)
022 RP04/05/06
025 RM02/RM03
027 RM05
076 Emulex SC-21/300 Mb 815 cylinder RM05 emulation
077 Diva Comp-V/300 Mb SMD
.TE
.DE
Check the drive type number in your controller manual,
or halt the CPU and examine this register.
If the value does not correspond to the actual drive type,
you must place the correct value in the switch
register after the tape bootstrap is running
and before any attempt is made to access the drive.
This will override the drive type register.
This value must be present at the time each program
(including the bootstrap itself) first tries to access the disk.
On machines without a switch register, the \fIxptype\fP
variable can be patched in memory. After starting each utility
but before accessing the disk, halt the CPU, place the new drive type
number at the proper memory location with the console switches or monitor,
and then continue. The location of \fIxptype\fP in each utility is
.\"CHECK
mkfs: 032724, restor: 031614, icheck: 030174 and boot: 0430000
(the location for boot is higher because it relocates itself).
Once UNIX itself is booted (see below) you must
patch it also.
.PP
Finally, determine the proper interleaving factors \fIm\fP and \fIn\fP
for your disk and CPU combination from the following table.
These numbers determine the layout of the free list that will be constructed;
the proper interleaving will help increase the speed of the file system.
If you have a non-DEC disk that emulates one of the disks listed,
you may be able to use these numbers as well, but check that
the actual disk geometry is the same as the emulated disk
(rather than the controller mapping onto a different physical disk).
Also, the rotational speed must be the same as the DEC disk
for these numbers to apply.
.DS
.TS
cB s s s s s s s s
l l l l l l l l l.
Disk Interleaving Factors for Disk/CPU Combinations (\fIm\fP/\fIn\fP)
CPU RK05 RK06/7 RL01/2 RM02 RM03 RM05 RP03 RP04/5/6
11/23 X/12 X/33 X/10 X/80 - - X/100 X/209
11/24 X/12 7/33 X/10 10/80 - - X/100 10/209
11/34 X/12 6/33 X/10 8/80 - - 3/100 8/209
11/40 2/12 6/33 X/10 8/80 - - 3/100 8/209
11/44 X/12 4/33 X/10 6/80 - - 2/100 6/209
11/45 2/12 5/33 X/10 7/80 - - 3/100 7/209
11/55 X/12 5/33 X/10 7/80 - - 3/100 7/209
11/60 X/12 5/33 X/10 7/80 - - 3/100 7/209
11/70 X/12 3/33 X/10 5/80 7/80 7/304 X/100 5/209
.TE
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For example, for an RP06 on an 11/70, \fIm\fP is 5 and \fIn\fP is 209.
See
\fImkfs\fP\|(8)
for more explanation of the values of \fIm\fP and \fIn\fP.
An X entry means that we
do not know the correct number for this combination of
CPU and disk. If you do, please let us know. If \fIm\fP is
unspecified or you have a disk which emulates a DEC disk,
use the number for the most similar disk/CPU pair.
.B
If \fIn\fP is unspecified, use the cylinder size divided by 2.
.R
.PP
Then run a standalone version of the \fImkfs\fP (8) program.
In the following procedure, substitute the correct types
for \fItp\fP and \fIdk\fP and the size determined above for \fIsize\fP:
.DS
.TS
lw(1.5i) l.
\fB:\|\fP\fItp\|\fP(0,3)
\fBMkfs\fP
\fBfile system:\fP \fIdk\|\fP(0,0) (root is the first file system on drive 0)
\fBfile system size:\fP \fIsize\fP (count of 1024 byte blocks in root)
\fBinterleaving factor (m, 5 default):\fP \fIm\fP (interleaving, see above)
\fBinterleaving modulus (n, 10 default):\fP \fIn\fP (interleaving, see above)
\fBisize = XX\fP (count of inodes in root file system)
\fBm/n = \fP\fIm n\fP (interleave parameters)
\fBExit called\fP
\fInn\fP\fBBoot\fP
\fB:\fP (back at tape boot level)
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.DE
You now have an empty UNIX root file system.
.NH 2
Restoring the root file system
.PP
To restore a small root file system onto it, type
.DS
.TS
lw(1.5i) l.
\fB:\|\fP\fItp\|\fP(0,4)
\fBRestor\fP
\fBTape?\fP \fItp\|\fP(0,6) (unit 0, seventh tape file)
\fBDisk?\fP \fIdk\|\fP(0,0) (into root file system)
\fBLast chance before scribbling on disk.\fP (just hit return)
(30 second pause then tape should move)
(tape moves for a few minutes)
.B
end of tape
Exit called
\fInn\fPBoot
\fB:\fR (back at tape boot level)
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.TE
.DE
If you wish, you may use the \fIicheck\fP program on the tape,
\fItp\|\fP(0,5), to check the consistency of the file system you have just
installed.
.NH 2
Booting UNIX
.PP
You are now ready to boot from disk. It is best to read the rest
of this section first, since some systems must be patched while booting.
Then type:
.DS
.TS
lw(1.5i) l.
\fB:\fP\fIdk\|\fP(0,0)\fIdk\^\fPunix (bring in \fIdk\^\fPunix off root system)
.TE
.DE
The standalone boot program should then read \fIdk\^\fPunix from
the root file system you just created, and the system should boot:
.DS
.B
Berkeley UNIX (Rev. 2.9.1) Sun Nov 20 14:55:50 PST 1983
mem = xxx
CONFIGURE SYSTEM:
.R
(Information about various devices will print;
most of them will probably not be found until
the addresses are set below.)
.B
erase=^?, kill=^U, intr=^C
#
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.DE
If you are booting from an \fIxp\fP with a drive type
that is not recognized, it will be necessary to patch the system before
it first accesses the root file system.
Halt the processor after it
has begun printing the version string but before it has finished printing
the ``mem = xxx'' string.
Place the drive type number corresponding to your drive
.\"CHECK
at location 061472;
the addresses for
drives 1, 2 and 3 are 061506, 061522 and 061536 respectively.
If you plan to use any drives other than 0 before you recompile
the system, you should patch these locations.
Make the patches and continue the CPU.
The value before patching must be zero. If it is not, you have halted too
late and should try again.
.PP
UNIX begins by printing
out a banner identifying the version of the system that is in use and
the date it was compiled. Note that this version is different from the
system release number, and applies only to the operating system
kernel.
.PP
Next the
.I mem
message gives the
amount of memory (in bytes) available to user programs.
On an 11/23 with no clock control register, a message ``No clock???''
will print next; this is a reminder to turn on the clock switch if
it is not already on, since UNIX cannot enable the clock itself.
The information about different devices being attached or not being
found is produced by the \fIautoconfig\fP\|(8) program.
Most of this is not important for the moment, but later the device table
can be edited to correspond to your hardware.
However, the tape drive of the correct type should have been detected
and attached.
.PP
The ``erase=...'' message is part of /.profile
that was executed by the root shell when it started. The file
/.profile contained commands to
set the UNIX erase, line kill and interrupt characters
to be what is standard on DEC systems so that it is
consistent with the DEC console interface characters.
This is not normal for UNIX, but is convenient when working
on a hardcopy console; change it if you like.
.PP
UNIX is now running,
and the Berkeley PDP-11
\s-2UNIX\s0
Programmer's manual applies.
The `#' is the prompt from the Shell,
and lets you know that you are the super-user, whose login name is ``root.''
.PP
There are a number of copies of \fIunix\fP on the root file system,
one for each possible type of root file system device.
All but one of them (\fIxpunix\fP)
has had its symbol table
removed (i.e. they have been ``stripped''; see
.IR strip (1)).
The unstripped copy is linked (see
.IR ln (1))
to \fI/unix\fP to provide a system namelist
for programs like
.IR ps (1)
and
.IR autoconfig (8).
All of the systems were created from \fI/unix\fP by the
C shell script \fI/genallsys.sh\fP.
If you had to patch the \fIxp\fP type as you
booted, you may want to use \fIadb\fP (see
.IR adb (1))
to make the same patch in a copy of \fIxpunix\fP.
If you are short of space,
you can patch a copy of \fI/unix\fP instead (setting the rootdev, etc.)
and install it as \fI/unix\fP after verifying that it works.
See \fI/genallsys.sh\fP for examples of using \fIadb\fP to patch the system.
The system load images for other disk types can be removed.
.B
Do not remove or replace the copy of \fI/unix\fP, however, unless you have made
a working copy of it that is patched for your file system configuration
and still has a symbol table.
.R
Many programs
use the symbol table of /\fIunix\fP in order to determine
the locations of things in memory, therefore /\fIunix\fP should always
be an unstripped file corresponding to the current system.
If at all possible, you should save the original UNIX binaries
for your disk configuration (\fIdk\fP\^unix and unix)
for use in an emergency.
.PP
There are a few minor details that should be attended to now.
The system date is initially set from the root file system,
and should be reset. The root password should also be set:
.DS
.TS
lw(1.5i) l.
\fB#\fP date \fIyymmddhhmm\fP (set date, see \fIdate\fP\|(1))
\fB#\fP passwd root (set password for super-user)
\fBNew password:\fP (password will not echo)
\fBRetype new password:\fP
.TE
.DE
.NH 2
Installing the disk bootstrap
.PP
The disk with the new root file system on it will not be bootable
directly until the block 0 bootstrap program for the disk has been installed.
There are copies of the bootstraps in /mdec.
This is not the usual location for the bootstraps (that is /usr/src/sys/mdec),
but it is convenient to be able to install the boot block now.
Use \fIdd\fP\|(1) to copy the right boot block onto the disk;
the first form of the command is for small disks (\fBrk\fP, \fBrl\fP)
and the second form for disks with multiple partitions
(\fBhk\fP, \fBrp\fP, \fBxp\fP),
substituting as usual for \fIdk\fP:
.DS
\fB#\fP dd if=\fIdk\^\fPuboot of=/dev/r\fIdk\^\fP0 count=1
or
\fB#\fP dd if=\fIdk\^\fPuboot of=/dev/r\fIdk\^\fP0a count=1
.DE
will install the bootstrap in block 0.
Once this is done, booting from this disk will load and execute
the block 0 bootstrap, which will in turn load /boot (actually, the
boot program on the first file system, which is root).
The console will print
.DS
.TS
lw(1.5i) l.
\fB>boot\fP (printed by the block 0 boot)
.B
\fInn\fPBoot \fR(printed by /boot)\fP
:
.R
.TE
.DE
The '>' is the prompt from the first bootstrap.
It automatically boots /\fIboot\fP for you;
if /\fIboot\fP is not found, it will prompt again and allow another
name to be tried.
It is a very small and simple program, however, and can only
boot the second-stage boot from the first file system.
Once /boot is running and prints its ``: '' prompt,
boot unix as above, using \fIdk\^\fPunix or unix as appropriate.
.NH 2
Checking the root file system
.PP
Before continuing,
check the integrity of the root file system by giving the command
.DS
\fB#\fP fsck /dev/r\fIdk\^\fP0a
.DE
(omit the \fBa\fP for an RK05 or RL).
The output from
.I fsck
should look something like:
.DS
.B
/dev/r\fIxx\^\fP0a
File System: /
** Checking /dev/r\fIxx\^\fP0a
** Phase 1 - Check Blocks and Sizes
** Phase 2 - Check Pathnames
** Phase 3 - Check Connectivity
** Phase 4 - Check Reference Counts
** Phase 5 - Check Free List
.\"CHECK
238 files 1916 blocks xxxxx free
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.R
.DE
.PP
If there are inconsistencies in the file system, you may be prompted
to apply corrective action; see the document describing
.I fsck
for information.
The number of free blocks will vary depending on the disk you are
using for your root file system.