The console is TT000:
> > "DEVICE TT001: Not in configuration"
> > "RSX 11M V 4.1 BL35E 1024K mapped"
IIRC, the next lines should be a set of RED (redirect) commands setting
pseudo devices like SY: and LB: to the disk from which you are booting.
(I might look at my own consoles, but I still haven't got my own -11s
running, I'm reading to many of these "classiccmp" postings... ;-)
I wouldn't bother too much about the "not in config" message: it just
means the controller is known but absent, which you can safely ignore
for the moment. You may want to pick this up later, when you want to
have another terminal. Yes, RSX is a bit picky here, it does not
automatically reconfigure as RT-11 would do, but it should be able to
complete the boot sequence.
> > It stops at that point and won't go any further. I can ^C and get a "MCR>
> > prompt" and talk to the system but it won't *do* anything.
This behaviour is typical for a RSX that needs to wait for something
that doesn't happen, e.g., when memory and pagefile space are short and
you run into a deadlock. In your case, some very basic initialization
tasks are not yet completed, some vital tasks are certainly not yet
installed.
> > Am I doing something wrong or is this the expected behavior when the OS
> is
> > broken?
I think something is wrong with the OS, but it might be possible to fix
it if you can put the disk into another RSX machine (or boot your box
from another source). In this case, I'd try to recreate the system image
from the .TSK file. Too long ago and docs at home, but the basic process
is using PIP to copy the .TSK to a properly sized and contiguous .SYS
file, on which you will then fiddle with VMR to define partitions,
pre-load drivers, install basic tasks like INS, etc. This will produce a
"virgin system" that you can boot and SAVe back to the disk.
If you have this option, let me know and I'll look up the exact
commands.
Or, send the machine to me: a /73 is what I'm looking for for quite a
while now. ;-)
--
Andreas Freiherr
Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany
http://www.vishay.com
Received on Thu Feb 07 2002 - 15:44:50 GMT