MOP booting RT-11

From: Jerome Fine <jhfine_at_idirect.com>
Date: Tue Mar 5 06:49:28 2002

>Tom Leffingwell wrote:

> Is it possible to boot RT-11 on an 11/23 via MOP? If so, can it
> be done over ethernet or does it have to be a serial line? How would
> loading drivers and program execution work?
> Thanks,
> Tom

Jerome Fine replies:

In line with the reply from Megan, RT-11 is just not set up to
do this automatically. Plus you would also need to acquire
an ether net card, although that would probably not be as
expensive as a Qbus SCSI host adapter.

You are thinking of advanced systems like VMS and a
PC based operation which uses ether net all the time.

Have you been able to get first dibs on that host adapter
from the Vax system? Do you know the make of that
host adapter? CMD, Viking, DEC? Also the actual
model number?

In lieu of a SCSI host adapter, have you considered an
ESDI controller? And how long will you be using the
PDP-11 in total?

I would suggest trying to use the E11 emulator, but you
can't because of the modules which are not emulated.

Again, if you do get a SCSI host adapter and need
to have RT-11 loaded on a SCSI hard drive, I can
do the job - unless there is someone close to you in
the US that will instead - I am in Toronto.

Sincerely yours,

Jerome Fine
Received on Tue Mar 05 2002 - 06:49:28 GMT