[Info-vax] Tertiary VMB?

[R.A.Omond]

H Vlems wrote:
> [...snip...]
> And sure enough, there it is:
> 
> $ dir sys$system:tert* /date
> 
> Directory SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]
> 
> TERTIARY_VMB.EXE;1   17-OCT-1991 13:42:03.95
> 
> Total of 1 file.
> 
> 
> So the file does exist, as it does on VAX/VMS V7.2. I didn't start a
> V7.3 machine but I gues it'll be there too.
> The purpose of the file is to load all the required VMS files off the
> boot host into local memory of the satellite.

It's on VAX/VMS 7.3:

TERTIARY_VMB.EXE;1   10-DEC-1996 14:24:25.10

Running Hein's Strings utility over it (thanks Hein !):

0205
TERTIARY_VMB
%BOOT-F-Unable to load boot file due to memory errors
%BOOT-F-Nonexistent drive
%BOOT-F-I/O error reading boot file
%BOOT-F-Unexpected Exception
%BOOT-F-Unexpected Machine Check
%BOOT-F-Cannot allocate BOOTDRIVER dynamic pages
%BOOT-F-BOOTDRIVER dynamic pages not on page boundary
%BOOT-F-Unknown processor
%BOOT-F-CSR access failure
DUDRIVER.EXE
PADRIVER.EXEDUB
MSCP$DISK       VMS$DISK_CL_DRVR
DUDRIVER.EXE
MSCP$DISK
VMS$DISK_CL_DRVR
TUDRIVER.EXE
MSCP$TAPE
VMS$TAPE_CL_DRVR
VMSB
BOOT
VMSB
BOOT
CIBC
RXDRIVER.EXE
ETDRIVER.EXEET
AIE00
ETDRIVER.EXEET
AIE00
EXDRIVER.EXEEX
AIE00
FXDRIVER.EXEFX
AIE00
%BOOT-F-OVERWRITE, Moving bootdriver overwrites current execution thread
%BOOT-F-NOFAC,  Boot driver requests dynamic storage.  Allocation 
routines not present
SYSCOMMON
%BOOT-F-Unknown processor
%BOOT-F-Unknown processor
%BOOT-F-Failed to allocate PFN bitmap
%BOOT-W-Ten percent or more of main memory is bad
%BOOT-F-No such device
%BOOT-F-Base CPU not at proper rev level for CI
%BOOT-F-Unknown processor
%BOOT-F-Failed to initialize device
%BOOT-F-Unknown processor
%BOOT-F-Unable to read console volume
%BOOT-F-Unable to locate BOOT file
%BOOT-F-Bootfile not contiguous
%BOOT-F-Insufficient memory for CI microcode
%BOOT-F-UNIBUS memory does not start at 0
%BOOT-F-Too much UNIBUS memory
%BOOT-F-Failed to INIT Boot Adapter - BI
%BOOT-F-Boot Adapter BROKE Bit Set - BI
%BOOT-F-Unsupported BI Boot Adapter
%BOOT-F-UNIBUS memory does not start at 0
%BOOT-F-UNIBUS memory is not contiguous
%BOOT-F-Failed to INIT Boot Adapter
%BOOT-F-Boot Adapter BROKE Bit Set
%BOOT-E-Unable to locate BOOT file
[SYSEXE]SYSBOOT.EXE
[SYSMAINT]DIAGBOOT.EXE
[SYSEXE]
SYS0
Bootfile:
Boot device name (ddcu):
Insert the first standalone system volume and enter "YES" when ready:
Please remove the volume "
" from the console device.
Resuming load operation on volume "
", please stand by . . .
[USERFILES]CI780.BIN;0
[USERFILES]CIBCA.BIN;0
CI780.BIN
CIBCA.BIN
CIXCD.BIN
KFMSA.BIN
PCS750.BIN
%BOOT-W-Unable to locate ucode file - xxxx
PCS
%BOOT-F-Boot Adapter STF Bit Set
%BOOT-F-Boot Adapter STF Bit Set
%BOOT-F-Failed to INIT Boot Adapter
%BOOT-F-Boot Adapter BROKE Bit Set
%BOOT-I-Insufficient PRETESTED memory.  Using long memory test
%BOOT-F-NETFAIL Network boot failed
RSXx
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STEPOVER
  BRK AT
  ON CPU
*Module Idents* VMB:X-25  VMB_LSB:X-4  VMB_XMI:X-11
VMB_9CC:X-3  VMB_9RR:X-4  VMB_1202:X-6  VMB_1302:X-4
VMB_1701:X-4  BTMEM780:X-6  BTMEM750:X-3  BTMEM730:X-3
BTMEM790:X-2  BTMEM8NN:X-6  BTMEM8SS:X-3  BOOTDRIVR:X-16
PABTDRIVR:X-26  RXBTDRIVR:X-2  ETBTDRIVR:X-6  ETBNIBTDRIVR:X-2 
XNABTDRIVR:X-7  EXBTDRIVR:X-2  XNABTDRIVR:X-7  FXBTDRIVR:X-7
BOOTIO:X-5  TAPEREAD:X-6  RTFILREAD:X-2  CONIO:X-3  *
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