TUHS August 2005

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by norman＠nose.cita.utoronto.ca

I've assembled some notes from old manuals and other sources on the formats used for on-disk file systems through the Seventh Edition: http://www.cita.utoronto.ca/~norman/old-unix/old-fs.html Additional notes, comments on style, and whatnot are welcome. (It may be sensible to send anything in the last two categories directly to me, rather than to the whole list.)

1 year, 6 months

A patch for compiling vtserver under linux ...

by asbesto

Compiling vtserver gave me an error: asbesto@gemini ~/pdp11/vtserver $ cc vtserver.c -o vtserver /tmp/ccUTkHRZ.o(.text+0x76e): In function o_command': : undefined reference to rrno' /tmp/ccUTkHRZ.o(.text+0xad6): In function ead_config': : undefined reference to rrno' /tmp/ccUTkHRZ.o(.text+0xb63): In function ead_config': : undefined reference to rrno' /tmp/ccUTkHRZ.o(.text+0xd10): In function etraw': : undefined reference to rrno' /tmp/ccUTkHRZ.o(.text+0xdc1): In function etraw': : undefined reference to rrno' /tmp/ccUTkHRZ.o(.text+0xe7e): more undefined references to rrno' follow collect2: ld returned 1 exit status asbesto@gemini ~/pdp11/vtserver $ This due to the way errno is now used; errno.h has to be included. Here's a patch to compile vtserver 2.3a-20010404 under linux: -------begin-patch-snip-here------ --- vtserver.c 2001-04-04 02:57:38.000000000 +0000 +++ vtserver-linux.c 2005-08-30 20:40:32.000000000 +0000 @@ -74,7 +74,23 @@ #include <unistd.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> -char *strerror(int errno); + +#ifdef linux +/* asbesto 30-8-2005 - asbesto(a)freaknet.org + linux need errno.h included. :) +*/ +#include <errno.h> + +/* asbesto 30-8-2005 - asbesto(a)freaknet.org + as errno.h was included, the following line need + to be commented: + char *strerror(int errno); +*/ +#else + + char *strerror(int errno); + +#endif /* Commands sent in both directions */ struct vtcmd { ---------------------end-patch-snap-here--------- maybe this can be included in ftp://minnie.tuhs.org/pub/PDP-11/Vtserver and maybe the version of vtserver has to be changed :) p.s. i'm not so good in C, i quit programming many years ago, i hope this can work ok :))))) hope all this can help. -- [ asbesto : IW9HGS : freaknet medialab : radiocybernet : poetry ] [ http://freaknet.org/asbesto http://papuasia.org/radiocybernet ] [ http://www.emergelab.org :: NON SCRIVERMI USANDO LE ACCENTATE ] [ *I DELETE* EMAIL > 100K, ATTACHMENTS, HTML, M$-WORD DOC, SPAM ]

18 years, 3 months

Help about Data General ECLIPSE MV/7800XP

by asbesto

Hi, here we are back from pdp-11/34 restoration. We haven't installed unix, because we have to prepare a special disk image for V6 to be installed on the RL02 disk (only 10 megabytes :)... now we're working on the Data General we have at our lab in Palazzolo Acreide, a little town in Sicilia (http://poetry.freaknet.org) We had an hardware problem some time ago - the tape had some electrolytic condensers to be changed, the fuse blow out, ecc. ecc., but now we think the main electric part is OK, because the tape start, and try to load the tape ... but using CLI to boot the tape, we have this error: SCP-CLI> boot Boot from what device? [24]: 22 Fatal System Error: Data Channel Bus Timeout AC0 AC1 AC2 AC3 PC CARRY ATU 00000000044 00000200000 00000170360 37700000000 00000000000 0 OFF SCP-CLI> can someone help? We have original DG/UX tapes here, and we want to install them on our disk, that now contain a weird AOS/VS installation (and we have some backup of it in other tapes) sorry for spamming the mailing list - but this list is our only resort :) (and i apologize for my bad, "italian way" english language :))) -- [ asbesto : IW9HGS : freaknet medialab : radiocybernet : poetry ] [ http://freaknet.org/asbesto http://papuasia.org/radiocybernet ] [ http://www.emergelab.org :: NON SCRIVERMI USANDO LE ACCENTATE ] [ *I DELETE* EMAIL > 100K, ATTACHMENTS, HTML, M$-WORD DOC, SPAM ]

18 years, 3 months

Re: [TUHS] the pdp11/34 BOOTED!!! :)))

by chronaut＠juno.com

Wow, thanks for posting the pics, MAJORLY cool ! it's incredible, after 3 years, it BOOTED !!! the images, taken some minutes ago, are here: http://zaverio.net/pdp11 it's INCREDIBLE we removed the cpu boards, we looked all the chips in it ... eating pizza and sicilian food (you can see it in the photos), and we re-inserted them ... and, just for a desperate test, we tried CTRL-BOOT ... and, THE CPU was RUNNING! so we tested all the console cables ... that seem not working ... we found another cable, with a null-modem converter, so we connected an old IBM terminal ... and, it was incredible, we had the CONSOLE CURSOR!!! :))) NOW, the next step is to FIND what was faulty ... a false contact in the board connectors ??? any other hint? :) p.s. tonight we want to install UNIX. :D -- [ asbesto : IW9HGS : freaknet medialab : radiocybernet : poetry ] [ http://freaknet.org/asbesto http://papuasia.org/radiocybernet ] [ http://www.emergelab.org :: NON SCRIVERMI USANDO LE ACCENTATE ] [ *I DELETE* EMAIL > 100K, ATTACHMENTS, HTML, M$-WORD DOC, SPAM ] ___________________________________________________________________ Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! Unlimited Internet Access with 250MB of Email Storage. Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today!

18 years, 3 months

the pdp11/34 BOOTED!!! :)))

by asbesto

it's incredible, after 3 years, it BOOTED !!! the images, taken some minutes ago, are here: http://zaverio.net/pdp11 it's INCREDIBLE we removed the cpu boards, we looked all the chips in it ... eating pizza and sicilian food (you can see it in the photos), and we re-inserted them ... and, just for a desperate test, we tried CTRL-BOOT ... and, THE CPU was RUNNING! so we tested all the console cables ... that seem not working ... we found another cable, with a null-modem converter, so we connected an old IBM terminal ... and, it was incredible, we had the CONSOLE CURSOR!!! :))) NOW, the next step is to FIND what was faulty ... a false contact in the board connectors ??? any other hint? :) p.s. tonight we want to install UNIX. :D -- [ asbesto : IW9HGS : freaknet medialab : radiocybernet : poetry ] [ http://freaknet.org/asbesto http://papuasia.org/radiocybernet ] [ http://www.emergelab.org :: NON SCRIVERMI USANDO LE ACCENTATE ] [ *I DELETE* EMAIL > 100K, ATTACHMENTS, HTML, M$-WORD DOC, SPAM ]

18 years, 3 months

Weird result about a test on the pdp11/34 ...

by asbesto

Sorry for this, we are here for a 48 hour continued debugging session at Freaknet Medialab, trying to restore this pdp11/34 ... now we discovered this: running a program full of NOP, followed by HALT, it stop after 12 cycles !!! so, if the program start at 1000, and end at 1100 with the HLT istruction ... the CPU STOP showing 1012 !!! and, if we input the program starting from 1400, all NOP, with the HLT at 1500, it stop at 1412! and, sometimes, it stop on address 002002 !!! it seem not executing the HLT ... what can it be ? :( the 128K mos memory M7891 i tried to repair some time ago ? p.s. the program itself is as we wrote in :! if someone can answer in real time, it would be great - we are also on IRC, #pdp11 on ircnet, and ICQ 36294456. :D -- [ asbesto : IW9HGS : freaknet medialab : radiocybernet : poetry ] [ http://freaknet.org/asbesto http://papuasia.org/radiocybernet ] [ http://www.emergelab.org :: NON SCRIVERMI USANDO LE ACCENTATE ] [ *I DELETE* EMAIL > 100K, ATTACHMENTS, HTML, M$-WORD DOC, SPAM ]

18 years, 3 months

can someone help about the pdp11/34 boot ? :(

by asbesto

Hi, is anyone here that can help us booting the pdp11/34 ? :( we're becoming mad :((( the boot loader hangs at 001012. can someone help understand why? we haven't any bus error, and we have no prompt at serial terminal pressing "ctrl-boot" this is the boot code, found in "E-10 Loading Software Bootstrap": location contents 001000 012701 001002 174400 001004 012761 001006 000013 001010 000004 001012 012711 001014 000004 001016 105711 001020 100376 001022 005061 001024 000002 001026 005061 001030 000004 001032 012761 001034 177400 001036 000006 001040 012711 001042 000014 001044 105711 001046 100376 001050 005007 starting it, the display show "1012", i think this mean that he stop at address 001012. why? please someone help, we're here trying to boot it. also, some test code and how-to test is appreciated :) -- [ asbesto : IW9HGS : freaknet medialab : radiocybernet : poetry ] [ http://freaknet.org/asbesto http://papuasia.org/radiocybernet ] [ http://www.emergelab.org :: NON SCRIVERMI USANDO LE ACCENTATE ] [ *I DELETE* EMAIL > 100K, ATTACHMENTS, HTML, M$-WORD DOC, SPAM ]

18 years, 3 months

Original 9 track tape of Unix 7th edition from Bell Laboratories.

by James Falknor

To all concerned, I discovered this little gem up for auction on E-Bay. One of the stickers state that it is Seventh Edition from Bell Labs I have placed a small bid on it ($5.00 US). Advice required: 1. Would it be worth continuing to bid on? 2. What should my highest bid be? 3. Would TUHS be interested in the tape if I should win it? I don't have a tape machine or computer for such tape. Thank you, James Falknor

18 years, 3 months

Debugging a PDP11/34

by asbesto

Hi, can someone give any hint about debugging a PDP11/34 ? If you remember, we had strange hardware problems and the pdp11/34 can't boot anymore. In these days we will do some testing, so ... we need help! :) tnx all p.s. for info about the problem here: http://groups.google.co.jp/group/alt.sys.pdp11/browse_thread/thread/7b11ffe… -- [ asbesto : IW9HGS : freaknet medialab : radiocybernet : poetry ] [ http://freaknet.org/asbesto http://papuasia.org/radiocybernet ] [ http://www.emergelab.org :: NON SCRIVERMI USANDO LE ACCENTATE ] [ *I DELETE* EMAIL > 100K, ATTACHMENTS, HTML, M$-WORD DOC, SPAM ]

18 years, 3 months

Any Thuth or Zed stuff out there

by Brantley Coile

Are there any people who worked with Thuth or the language Zed out there? Any hope of getting the source for the Zed compiler or a compiler for the Eh language? Brantley

18 years, 3 months

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TUHS August 2005