Re: cctalk Digest, Vol 89, Issue 21

2022-02-22 Thread Jay Jaeger via cctalk
On 2/22/2022 6:29 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: You could boot a packaged Linux that doesn't need installation but runs directly from the boot device. I haven't done this but I know they are out there and easy to use. I use Clonezilla for standalone Linux stuff (including backups) - the

Re: cctalk Digest, Vol 89, Issue 21

2022-02-22 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
You could boot a packaged Linux that doesn't need installation but runs directly from the boot device. I haven't done this but I know they are out there and easy to use. SimH complex and lots of setup? Not my experience. The documentation may be sparse in places, as I found when configuring

Re: cctalk Digest, Vol 89, Issue 21

2022-02-22 Thread Josh Dersch via cctalk
On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 3:29 PM Rod Smallwood via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > On 22/02/2022 23:16, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 2:20 PM Rod Smallwood via cctalk > > wrote: > >> I'm sure that will work. Unfortunatly dd is a linux command. > >> > >> I only

Re: cctalk Digest, Vol 89, Issue 21

2022-02-22 Thread Rod Smallwood via cctalk
On 22/02/2022 23:16, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 2:20 PM Rod Smallwood via cctalk wrote: I'm sure that will work. Unfortunatly dd is a linux command. I only have windows PC's. You never answered if you have a SCSI controller in your PC, or have the ability to add a

Re: cctalk Digest, Vol 89, Issue 21

2022-02-22 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 2:20 PM Rod Smallwood via cctalk wrote: > > I'm sure that will work. Unfortunatly dd is a linux command. > > I only have windows PC's. > You never answered if you have a SCSI controller in your PC, or have the ability to add a SCSI controller to your PC. If you don't, the

Re: cctalk Digest, Vol 89, Issue 21

2022-02-22 Thread Rod Smallwood via cctalk
I'm sure that will work. Unfortunatly dd is a linux command. I only have windows PC's. simH is highly complex and needs a lot of setup. ( I know - I tried - total nightmare) It does not have support for the CMD CDD 220 SCSI controller and a RH-18A I have a working 11/83 with a 2gig SCSI driv

Re: cctalk Digest, Vol 89, Issue 21

2022-02-22 Thread Adam Thornton via cctalk
The 11/83 question sounds like a job for SCSI2SD to me. Install a system with simh. dd the resulting disk image to your sd card. Hook the SCSI2SD up to your 11/83 and boot from the card. Copy the contents of that drive to your real SCSI drive. Done. SCSI2SD cards are not expensive and are a t