wfjm.w11/tools/oskit/211bsd_tm

Notes on oskit: 2.11BSD system on a TM11 tape distribution kit

General remarks

See notes in w11a_os_guide.md on

1. I/O emulation setup
2. FPGA Board setup
3. Rlink and Backend Server setup
4. Legal terms

Installation

A tape set is available from http://www.retro11.de/data/oc_w11/oskits/211bsd_tmset.tgz

Download, unpack and copy the tape images (*.tap), e.g.

       cd $RETROBASE/tools/oskit/211bsd_tm/
       wget http://www.retro11.de/data/oc_w11/oskits/211bsd_tmset.tgz
       tar -xzf 211bsd_tmset.tgz

Usage

• This is a tape distribution kit and tailoed to be installed on massbus disks of RP or RM type. The 211bsd system doesn't contain a ready to used boot block for RP07 disks, while RM03 and RP05 disks are too small for a full 211bsd system. Therefore RP06 and RM05 disks are the supported disk types.

• So first step is to create a disk image, use one of

       create_disk --typ=rp06 --bad 211bsd_rp06.dsk
       create_disk --typ=rm05 --bad 211bsd_rm05.dsk
  

• Start backend server and boot system (see section Rlink in w11a_os_guide.md)

       boot script:  211bsd_tm_rp06_boot.tcl or
                     211bsd_tm_rm05_boot.tcl
       example:      ti_w11 <opt> @211bsd_tm_rp06_boot.tcl
                     where <opt> is the proper option set for the board.
  

• Hit <ENTER> in the xterm window to connnect to backend server. The boot dialog in the console xterm window will look like (required input is in {..}, with {<CR>} denoting a carriage return:

       70Boot from tm(0,0,0) at 0172522
       : 
  

  This prompt of the mtboot monitor, from which the different steps of the installation procedure can be started.

Install 211bsd from tape on a RP06 disk

The tape distribution contains 8 files

     file  #records  length  Contents
        0        73     512  tape boot (twice) and boot handler
        1        38    1024  standalone disklabel
        2        34    1024  standalone mkfs
        3        36    1024  standalone restor
        4        33    1024  standalone icheck
        5       501   10240  dump of root file system
        6      3516   10240  tar of adm bin crash ...
        7       903   10240  tar of sys include
        8      4168   10240  tar of remaining directories

The installation will

• partition the disk with disklabel
• create the root file system with mkfs
• re-store the root file system with restor
• than boot 211bsd from disk into single user mode
• write the boot block
• create the /usr file system
• load the /usr file with tar from tape (three steps)

Install 211bsd, tape phase

The following shows the full dialogue, the input is after a ## separator

70Boot from tm(0,0,0) at 0172522
:                                                                ## tm(0,1)
Boot: bootdev=0401 bootcsr=0172522
disklabel
Disk?                                                            ## xp(0,0)
'xp(0,0)' is unlabeled or the label is corrupt.
Proceed? [y/n]                                                   ## y
d(isplay) D(efault) m(odify) w(rite) q(uit)?                     ## m
modify
d(isplay) g(eometry) m(isc) p(artitions) q(uit)?                 ## p
modify partitions
d(isplay) n(umber) s(elect) q(uit)?                              ## n
Number of partitions (8 max) [1]?                                ## 3
modify partitions
d(isplay) n(umber) s(elect) q(uit)?                              ## s
a b c d e f g h q(uit)?                                          ## a
sizes and offsets may be given as sectors, cylinders
or cylinders plus sectors:  6200, 32c, 19c10s respectively
modify partition 'a'
d(isplay) z(ero) t(ype) o(ffset) s(ize) f(rag) F(size) q(uit)?   ## t
'a' fstype [2.11BSD]:                                            ## 2.11BSD
modify partition 'a'
d(isplay) z(ero) t(ype) o(ffset) s(ize) f(rag) F(size) q(uit)?   ## o
'a' offset [0]:                                                  ## 
modify partition 'a'
d(isplay) z(ero) t(ype) o(ffset) s(ize) f(rag) F(size) q(uit)?   ## s
'a' size [340670]:                                               ## 50c
modify partition 'a'
d(isplay) z(ero) t(ype) o(ffset) s(ize) f(rag) F(size) q(uit)?   ## q
modify partitions
d(isplay) n(umber) s(elect) q(uit)?                              ## s
a b c d e f g h q(uit)?                                          ## b
sizes and offsets may be given as sectors, cylinders
or cylinders plus sectors:  6200, 32c, 19c10s respectively
modify partition 'b'
d(isplay) z(ero) t(ype) o(ffset) s(ize) f(rag) F(size) q(uit)?   ## t
'b' fstype [unused]:                                             ## swap
modify partition 'b'
d(isplay) z(ero) t(ype) o(ffset) s(ize) f(rag) F(size) q(uit)?   ## o
'b' offset [0]:                                                  ## 50c
modify partition 'b'
d(isplay) z(ero) t(ype) o(ffset) s(ize) f(rag) F(size) q(uit)?   ## s
'b' size [0]:                                                    ## 15c
modify partition 'b'
d(isplay) z(ero) t(ype) o(ffset) s(ize) f(rag) F(size) q(uit)?   ## q
modify partitions
d(isplay) n(umber) s(elect) q(uit)?                              ## s
a b c d e f g h q(uit)?                                          ## c
sizes and offsets may be given as sectors, cylinders
or cylinders plus sectors:  6200, 32c, 19c10s respectively
modify partition 'c'
d(isplay) z(ero) t(ype) o(ffset) s(ize) f(rag) F(size) q(uit)?   ## t
'c' fstype [unused]:                                             ## 2.11BSD
modify partition 'c'
d(isplay) z(ero) t(ype) o(ffset) s(ize) f(rag) F(size) q(uit)?   ## o
'c' offset [0]:                                                  ## 65c
modify partition 'c'
d(isplay) z(ero) t(ype) o(ffset) s(ize) f(rag) F(size) q(uit)?   ## s
'c' size [0]:                                                    ## 749c
modify partition 'c'
d(isplay) z(ero) t(ype) o(ffset) s(ize) f(rag) F(size) q(uit)?   ## q
modify partitions
d(isplay) n(umber) s(elect) q(uit)?                              ## d

type: SMD
disk: SMD
label: DEFAULT
flags:
bytes/sector: 512
sectors/track: 22
tracks/cylinder: 19
sectors/cylinder: 418
cylinders: 815
rpm: 3600
drivedata: 1 0 0 0 0

3 partitions:
#        size   offset    fstype   [fsize bsize]
  a:    20900        0   2.11BSD     1024 1024      # (Cyl. 0 - 49)
  b:     6270    20900      swap                    # (Cyl. 50 - 64)
  c:   313082    27170   2.11BSD     1024 1024      # (Cyl. 65 - 813)

modify partitions
d(isplay) n(umber) s(elect) q(uit)?               ## q
modify
d(isplay) g(eometry) m(isc) p(artitions) q(uit)?  ## q
d(isplay) D(efault) m(odify) w(rite) q(uit)?      ## w
d(isplay) D(efault) m(odify) w(rite) q(uit)?      ## q

70Boot from tm(0,0,1) at 0172522
:                                       ## tm(0,2)
Boot: bootdev=0402 bootcsr=0172522
Mkfs
file system:                            ## xp(0,0)
file sys size [10450]:                  ##
bytes per inode [4096]:                 ##
interleaving factor (m; 2 default):     ##
interleaving modulus (n; 209 default):  ##
isize = 2608
m/n = 2 209
Exit called

70Boot from tm(0,0,2) at 0172522
:                                       ## tm(0,3)
Boot: bootdev=0403 bootcsr=0172522
Restor
Tape?                                   ## tm(0,5)
Disk?                                   ## xp(0,0)
Last chance before scribbling on disk.  ## <cr>
End of tape

70Boot from tm(0,0,3) at 0172522
:                                       ## xp(0,0)unix

Install 211bsd, disk phase

The last command boots 211bsd form the just setup disk, which has now a root file system, but not yet a hardward boot block. In the following

• # is now the shell prompt
• !! indicates comments
• indented lines show output

  Boot: bootdev=05000 bootcsr=0176700
  
  2.11 BSD UNIX #9: Wed Dec 10 06:24:37 PST 2008
      root@curly.2bsd.com:/usr/src/sys/RETRONFPNW
  
  attaching lo0
  
  phys mem  = 3932160
  avail mem = 3461952
  user mem  = 307200
  
  June  8 21:21:24 init: configure system
  
  dz ? csr 160100 vector 310 skipped:  No CSR.
  lp 0 csr 177514 vector 200 attached
  rk 0 csr 177400 vector 220 attached
  rl 0 csr 174400 vector 160 attached
  tm 0 csr 172520 vector 224 attached
  xp 0 csr 176700 vector 254 attached
  cn 1 csr 176500 vector 300 attached
  
  erase, kill ^U, intr ^C

!! make system bootable {!! different for RM05 !!} 
# dd if=/mdec/hpuboot of=/dev/rxp0a count=1
  1+0 records in
  1+0 records out

!! create file system on partition c
# mkfs -s 156541 -i 4096 -m 2 -n 209 /dev/rxp0c
  isize = 39120
  m/n = 2 209

!! now load the /usr files

# mount /dev/xp0c /usr

# cd /usr
# mt rew
# mt fsf 6
# tar xpbf 20 /dev/rmt12
# sync

!! now load the /usr/src files
# mkdir /usr/src
# cd /usr/src
# mt -f /dev/rmt12 fsf
# tar xpbf 20 /dev/rmt12			
# sync
# mt -f /dev/rmt12 fsf
# tar xpbf 20 /dev/rmt12			
# cd /
# chmod 755 / /usr /usr/src /usr/src/sys
# sync
# df
  Filesystem  1K-blocks     Used    Avail Capacity  Mounted on
  root            10285     4503     5782    44%    /
  /dev/xp0c      154094    87043    67051    56%    /usr

test boot created sysyem

# halt

on ti_w11 prompt
  cpu0 boot rpa0

70Boot from xp(0,0,0) at 0176700
: ## <cr>

from now on like in README for 211bsd_rpset.

Install 211bsd from tape on a RM05 disk

The procedure is very similar to an RP06 install, the only differences are

• disk partitioning (creating disklabel)
• setup of boot block
• initializing the c file system

In the following only these differences are briefly summarized:

• use 211bsd_tm_rm05_boot.tcl (instead of 211bsd_tm_rp06_boot.tcl)

• in disklabel use different sizes and offsets

       'a' size [500384]:         ## 34c
       'b' offset [0]:            ## 34c
       'b' size [0]:              ## 13c
       'c' offset [0]:            ## 47c
       'c' size [0]:              ## 775c
  

• the final 'd' or display in disklabel should show

      type: SMD
      disk: SMD
      label: DEFAULT
      flags:
      bytes/sector: 512
      sectors/track: 32
      tracks/cylinder: 19
      sectors/cylinder: 608
      cylinders: 823
      rpm: 3600
      drivedata: 0 0 0 0 0 
  
      3 partitions:
      #        size   offset    fstype   [fsize bsize]
        a:    20672        0   2.11BSD    1024 1024      # (Cyl. 0 - 33)
        b:     7904    20672      swap                   # (Cyl. 34 - 46)
        c:   471200    28576   2.11BSD    1024 1024      # (Cyl. 47 - 821)
  

• after first boot write the correct boot block

  
      # dd if=/mdec/rm05uboot of=/dev/rxp0a count=1
  

  Note: the boot code has the disk geometry hard coded, so using the right one is essential. RP06 uses hpuboot, while RM05 uses rm05uboot !!

• to create file system on partition c use

      # /sbin/mkfs -m 2 -n 304 -i 4096 -s 235600 /dev/rxp0c
  

• the final system should give a df output like

      Filesystem  1K-blocks     Used    Avail Capacity  Mounted on
      root            10173     4503     5670    44%    /
      /dev/xp0c      231917    87043   144874    38%    /usr