[TUHS] having issues with simh and setting up dci for unixV7

[Will Senn]

Hi Joseph,

# cp hptmconf myconfnf
# echo 4dc >> myconf

looks like a typo. If you actually typed this, all that would be in 
myconf would be 4dc. You need the contents of hptmconf plus 4dc. 
Otherwise you'd be missing some important devices.

Will

On 10/20/21 5:50 PM, joseph turco wrote:
> hello all,
>
> i am a new unix user, so please excuse my ignorance.
>
> I am trying to setup using unixV7 with simh pdp11 emulator. The guide 
> i am following is by Will Senn (in PDF form). I have been able to 
> successfully get the machine to boot with unix, and login as root. 
> what i am having problems with, is trying to get telnet access via dci 
> to work. when i follow the guide and do the following:
>
> # cd /usr/sys/conf
> # rm l.o c.o
> # cp hptmconf myconfnf
> # echo 4dc >> myconf
> # mkconf < myconf
> # make
> as - -o l.o l.s
> cc -c c.c
> ld -o unix -X -i l.o mch.o c.o ../sys/LIB1 ../dev/LIB2
> # sum unix
> 10314
>  106
> # ls -l unix
> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root
>  54122 Dec 31 19:09 unix
> etc...
>
> when i issue the mkconf < myconf command, i get a bunch of text 
> printed out, but with a 'root device not found'. the sum unix value is 
> different, as well as the size of the ls -l unix file size.. now when 
> i try booting it with the newly created mboot.ini file (as per the 
> guide), i go to start up the system with 'hp(0,0)munix' and it starts 
> but hangs with the text 'fault devtab'
>
> what am I doing wrong?
>
> regards,
>
> Joseph Turco