[Info-vax] Migrated VMS 5.X to simh - TCPWare error

[gregor.oelze]

On 23 Feb., 19:26, Wilm Boerhout <wboerhout-deletet... at gmail.com>
wrote:
> gregor.oelze mentioned  on 23-2-2011 9:56:
>
> [snip]
>
> > I tried to patch the ka665.bin, but the following error appears:
>
> > sim>  set ptr ena
> > Non-existent device
> > sim>  att ptr ka655.bin
> > Non-existent device
>
> > Has somebody prepatched the file, so I could use a
> > proper MicroVAX 3100 FW?
>
> > Thank you a lot - and best regards
>
> > Gregor Oelze
>
> My instructions were incomplete. In order to patch the ka655.bin, you
> have to start an emulator image that has the ptr (paper tape reader)
> built in. I think the pdp11.exe has that. If this fails, contact me
> offline and we'll work something out. Mail to the obvious address from
> the header of this post.
>
> --
> Wilm Boerhout         |
> Zwolle,               |   'These are the times that try men's souls'
> The Netherlands       |   (Thomas Paine, The Crisis)

Hello there,

i finally managed to patch the ka655x.bin file using the ubuntu
box - simh is running on. I renamed the file like you supposed
to a k655x_microvax.bin and loaded it in the simh ini file.

So far so good - the vms system startsup without further
licensing problems. But: The TCPWare problem remains.

@Peter

> as nobody corrected me, I've to do this now for the records: It is "XQA0:"

Does that mean I have to change the TCPIP_CONFIGURE.COM
file and change QNA-0 to XQA0?

Best regards
Gregor Oelze