[HECnet] two dumb RSX questions

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