[HECnet] Older VAXVMS Install kits?

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2012-12-24 02:56, Cory Smelosky wrote:

On 23 Dec 2012, at 20:48, "Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-" <system at TMESIS.COM> wrote:

Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> writes:


On 23 Dec 2012, at 20:44, "Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-" =
<system at TMESIS.COM> wrote:

Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> writes:=20 >=20 >> Directory
DUA1:[000000]=20 >>=20 >> 000000.DIR;1               BACKUP.SYS;1
BADBLK.SYS;1               = BADLOG.SYS;1 >> =3D           =3D20 BITMAP.SYS;1
CONTIN.SYS;1               CORIMG.SYS;1     =       =20 >> INDEXF.SYS;1 =3D
=3D20 SECURITY.SYS;1           SYSMGR.DIR;1           =20 >> VOLSET.SYS;1
=3D20=20 >>=20 >> Total of 11 files. --- snip ---=20 >=20 > What's in
SYSMGR?   You need VMB.EXE, it must be contiguous and it must > be
referenced by LBN in the system disk's boot block (see WRITEBOOT).

That would explain it.

Still, there should be more than an .A save set.

I might have the wrong tape.




=20 >=20 >> And then:=20 >>=20 >> sim> b rq1 Loading boot code from
vmb.exe %BOOT-F-Unable to locate = BOOT >> fil HALT instruction, PC:
000004C7 (BLBS 549,4C6)=20 >=20 > Granted, it's been a long long time
since I booted an 11/780 but you = should > be able to use the normal
boot file on the floppy of the LSI-11 = console.   I > am puzzled with
your boot command.

It's SIMH. Ooops. Didn't realise I wasn't clear that it was virtual.

OK.   Somewhere there was mention of VAX-11/780...   I know the real H/W.   I
have never bothered with SimH.

Ah. I do think the problem lies with not having a bootblack on dual.

Not really. If you restore the correct saveset (.B), you'll get the bootblock and other stuff setup correctly as a part of the procedure.

Find the right saveset. .A is not it.

	Johnny