[HECnet] two dumb RSX questions

[Mark Abene]

Nice!   Real hardware!   One day I'll get my 11/53 back up.   Are you
giving guest access and/or offering accounts?   And do you have
Fortran?   :)

Regards,
Mark


On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 2:52 PM, Peter Lothberg <roll at stupi.se> wrote:

With (a lot) of help from Johnny I have a RSX11 box on HECnet. It's a
11/53, 1.5M memory, SCSI disk and tape on CMD   controller and delqua.
(It's in Sunnyvale).

$set host krylbo

[Attempting a connection, connect OK, ]
[Remote host is a RSX-11M+ system]
[TYPE ^\,<RET> to return to node SOL]

Connected to   "KRYLBO"
log 10,2
Password:

RSX-11M-PLUS V4.6     BL87       [1,54] System       KRYLBO
16-FEB-14 16:45       Logged on Terminal RT0:   as PLT1

Good Afternoon


              *****************************************************************
              *                                                                                                                             *
              *                                       Welcome to RSX-11M-PLUS                                       *
              *                                                                                                                             *
              *                                   Version 4.6   Base level 87                                     *
              *                               This is file LB:[1,2]LOGIN.TXT                                 *
              *                                                                                                                             *
              *****************************************************************

      Last interactive login on Friday, February 14, 2014   07:40:49   (RT0:)

NCP>show exec char


Node characteristics as of 16-FEB-14 16:50:52

Executor node = 59.55 (KRYLBO)

    Identification = RSXBURK, Management version = 4.2.0
    Host = 59.55 (KRYLBO), Loop count = 1
    Loop length = 40, Loop with = Mixed
    Incoming timer = 15, Outgoing timer = 30
    NSP version = 4.0.0
    Maximum links = 10, Delay factor = 32
    Delay weight = 2
    Inactivity timer = 30, Retransmit factor = 5
    Routing version = 2.0.0, Type = Endnode IV
    Maximum circuits = 1
    Incoming proxy = Disabled
    Outgoing proxy = Disabled
    Segment buffer size = 576

NCP>show kno cir


Known circuits summary as of 16-FEB-14 16:51:06

Circuit = QNA-0

    State = On
    Adjacent node = 59.57 (E825GW)

NCP>


-P


Dave McGuire skrev 2013-12-24 05:14:
On 12/23/2013 10:46 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
      Ahh, got it.   I have a bru64k.tap file that I think came from the same
place.   If you have a brusys.tap file, would you please send me a copy?
    I can't seem to find that anywhere.
Did you try booting the BRU64K tape? Sounds like that should be a BRUSYS
system as well.

Not sure what the correct name is. I know it by BRUSYS, but there might
be some slight difference between the 11M and M+ standalone BRU, or it
might just be different versions of the same.

BRU64K also rings some bell, so I think I've seem that name as well.
    I booted it.   It seems BRU64K does not support MU: devices.   The
"regular" BRUSYS does.   I don't know what other differences there may be.
BRU64K "might" be able to fit into a system with merely 64 k RAM... (And
might be older than your other BRU immage ...)
      Ok.   I was mainly concerned about the stuff fitting...I'm assuming
4.2/4.3 are larger than 4.1.   4.1 was the last version I ran.

      I've found the relevant sections of the documentation and am reading
it now.
Excellent.
    Progress!   I've restored the DL installation set under simh, moved the
RL02 disk images over to a (real) VAX, written them to RL02 packs, and
am running a sysgen on a (real) PDP-11/24.   It's midway through the
assembly of the executive.   I took a crappy phone pic:

    http://www.neurotica.com/misc/pdp1124-rsx-sysgen-20131223.jpg

    (yes, that bottom RL02 really is dirty...I'll clean it soon)

      I wish I still had that tape, but sadly it was lost many years ago.
Distribution tape for 4.1? I thought you had 4.3 anyway, so what would
you use 4.1 for?
    I wouldn't...but it was a pristine, original DEC RSX-11M distribution
tape, and those don't exactly grow on trees.

      Thank you Johnny.   I'm sure I will have other questions as I become
reacquainted with RSX.
No problems. Feel free to ask anything.
    Thank you!

    First question: I'd like to try to get DECnet running on this system,
if possible, to get it on HECnet.   I've never run DECnet under RSX
before.   I could put a DEUNA in the machine, but I am running short of
slots.   I have a DELUA, but I don't recall sysgen asking about DELUAs.
Are they compatible at the driver level?   Meaning, if I re-do my sysgen
to include a DEUNA driver, will that work with a DELUA?

                            -Dave
As I remember the SYSGEN/NETGEN task, the controller intended for DECnet
should NOT be taken into SYSGEN at all, but later, at the totally
separate task of performing NETGEN once Your OS. is up and running, it
should be included there. So, no need to redo your SYSGEN when playing
with different Ethernet cards.

BTW: DELUA replaced DEUNA...

/Gvran -SM6NNC