Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-15 Thread Jerry Weiss via cctalk
> On Aug 15, 2017, at 2:33 PM, Don North wrote: > > On 8/15/2017 2:10 AM, Jerry Weiss via cctalk wrote: >>> ... >> >> As far as the DSK format, the files from at Alan’s site are logical >> disk images. Logical block 0,1,2,3 from from a DY sized volume starting at >> Track 1. In this case track

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-15 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
Howzbout: Make a metadata file that is exactly 6656 bytes long that provides identification information, including whether it is physical sector V logical block sequence, and even a short summary of why.

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-15 Thread Don North via cctalk
On 8/15/2017 2:10 AM, Jerry Weiss via cctalk wrote: On Aug 14, 2017, at 11:49 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Ulrich Tagge via cctalk wrote: Hi all, maybe someone can help. I would like to install TCP/IP on my RT-11 system. After a short search I have found

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-15 Thread Jerry Weiss via cctalk
> On Aug 14, 2017, at 11:49 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk > wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Ulrich Tagge via cctalk > wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> maybe someone can help. >> I would like to install TCP/IP on my RT-11 system. >> After a short search I have found the following, which I would

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Ulrich Tagge via cctalk
Hi Glen, a mirror is here: http://rtk.mirrors.pdp-11.ru/_pdp-11/shop-pdp.net/pub/tcpip/tcpip/ Please have a look onto my last reply, as the problem seams to be solved. Many Greetings Ulrich Am 15.08.17 um 06:49 schrieb Glen Slick: On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Ulrich Tagge via cctalk wro

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Ulrich Tagge via cctalk
Hi All, After all the replays and discussions I was more and more the impression, that the images couldn't be in DSK, as this would mean some extra work, as this format can't be created on a PDP. To be more or less sure I have tried to open them with some DSK capable tool, which I had on an ol

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Ulrich Tagge via cctalk wrote: > Hi all, > > maybe someone can help. > I would like to install TCP/IP on my RT-11 system. > After a short search I have found the following, which I would use: > http://www.classiccmp.org/PDP-11/RT-11/freeware/decus11/110939/rthtml/t

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Don North via cctalk
On 8/13/2017 4:47 PM, Don North via cctalk wrote: On 8/13/2017 11:34 AM, Jerry Weiss via cctalk wrote: On Aug 13, 2017, at 12:59 PM, Ulrich Tagge wrote: Hi Jerry, I have tried with PDP11GUI, but the first message says "The image contains only 505856 bytes, but disk has 512512 bytes". I have

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Don North via cctalk
On 8/14/2017 12:40 AM, Ulrich Tagge via cctalk wrote: Hi all, I have tried to find a specification about the DSK Image format, but have only found the the following: http://www.cpctech.org.uk/docs/dsk.html , which looks like the focus is more on CPC related Disks. Is there any detailed descr

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Ulrich Tagge via cctalk
Hi all, I have tried to find a specification about the DSK Image format, but have only found the the following: http://www.cpctech.org.uk/docs/dsk.html , which looks like the focus is more on CPC related Disks. Is there any detailed description somewhere in the www about the DSK format? Man

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Ulrich Tagge via cctalk
Am 13.08.17 um 20:34 schrieb Jerry Weiss: On Aug 13, 2017, at 12:59 PM, Ulrich Tagge wrote: Hi Jerry, I have tried with PDP11GUI, but the first message says "The image contains only 505856 bytes, but disk has 512512 bytes". I have written some disks, and have ignored this message, but none of

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-13 Thread Ulrich Tagge via cctalk
Hi Jerry, I have tried with PDP11GUI, but the first message says "The image contains only 505856 bytes, but disk has 512512 bytes". I have written some disks, and have ignored this message, but none of them is readable under RT-11. .dir dy0: ?DIR-F-Error reading directory So I think the DSK f

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-13 Thread william degnan via cctalk
> > > > You might try using unix dd to prepend 6656. bytes of zero as a header, > and then copy the rest of the data to form a 512,512. byte file. > That may work on PDP11GUI (and should under SIMH as well) ***IF*** the > person who imaged the disk just dropped track 0. > If they ALSO decided to d

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-13 Thread Don North via cctalk
On 8/13/2017 11:34 AM, Jerry Weiss via cctalk wrote: On Aug 13, 2017, at 12:59 PM, Ulrich Tagge wrote: Hi Jerry, I have tried with PDP11GUI, but the first message says "The image contains only 505856 bytes, but disk has 512512 bytes". I have written some disks, and have ignored this message,

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-13 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: Jerry Weiss > If there is an option to start at track 1 or skip the first 30 (?) > blocks, that might work. It's worse than that; there is 'logical' and 'physical' block order, and the two are quite different (blocks are scattered arount the disk in order to do rotational opt

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-13 Thread Jerry Weiss via cctalk
> On Aug 13, 2017, at 12:59 PM, Ulrich Tagge wrote: > > Hi Jerry, > > I have tried with PDP11GUI, but the first message says "The image contains > only 505856 bytes, but disk has 512512 bytes". > I have written some disks, and have ignored this message, but none of them is > readable under RT

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-13 Thread Jerry Weiss via cctalk
> On Aug 13, 2017, at 11:00 AM, Ulrich Tagge via cctalk > wrote: > > Hi all, > > maybe someone can help. > I would like to install TCP/IP on my RT-11 system. > After a short search I have found the following, which I would use: > http://www.classiccmp.org/PDP-11/RT-11/freeware/decus11/110939/