Making RT-11 bootable

From: Pat Finnegan <pat_at_purdueriots.com>
Date: Wed Jun 19 15:31:44 2002

I'm trying to get a bootable copy of RT-11 onto an RX50 so I can try to
install it onto my DEC Pro380. Here's what I've heard so far (see below
for question).

On Wed, 22 May 2002, Jerome H. Fine wrote:

> > Has anyone ever hacked RSX-11M or RSX-11M+ to work on it? Are there any
> > guides for RSX-11M(+)? How should I cure my insanity? :)
>
> Since PO/S is really based on RSX-11 (if I remember correctly),
> your are already running RSX-11. RT-11 also runs on the PRO350,
> but you must have an RX50 that allows RT-11 to boot. If
> you have all the required files on the RX50 that runs on a normal
> PDP-11, then for the RT11XM monitor, add (assuming they are missing):

OK, does anyone know what the 'required files' are? I've got a copy of
RT-11 V5.03 on an 'RL02'; however, an RL02's worth of excess files won't
quite fit on an RX50.

> PIX.SYS
> DWX.SYS
> DZX.SYS
> If you then execute the command:
<snip>
> COPY/BOOT:DZ DU0:RT11XM.SYS DU0:

Thanks for any help.

-- Pat
Received on Wed Jun 19 2002 - 15:31:44 BST