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

[Larry McVoy]

# cp hptmconf myconf
# echo 4dc >> myconf

is my guess.

On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 06:14:46PM -0500, Will Senn wrote:
> 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

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