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BOOTM.DOC -- Changes from V4(17) to V5(30)
June 1980
COPYRIGHT (C) 1975,1979,1980 BY
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, MAYNARD, MASS.
THIS SOFTWARE IS FURNISHED UNDER A LICENSE AND MAY BE USED AND COPIED
ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF SUCH LICENSE AND WITH THE
INCLUSION OF THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICE. THIS SOFTWARE OR ANY OTHER
COPIES THEREOF MAY NOT BE PROVIDED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY
OTHER PERSON. NO TITLE TO AND OWNERSHIP OF THE SOFTWARE IS HEREBY
TRANSFERRED.
THE INFORMATION IN THIS SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY DIGITAL EQUIPMENT
CORPORATION.
DIGITAL ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE OR RELIABILITY OF ITS
SOFTWARE ON EQUIPMENT WHICH IS NOT SUPPLIED BY DIGITAL.
BTM5.DOC Page 2
BOOTM.DOC -- Changes from V4(17) to V5(30)
June 1980
1.0 SUMMARY
In addition to some maintenance edits, this version of BOOTM includes
support for TU45 tape drives on a TM02/TM03 controller and TU7x tape
drives on a DX20 controller.
2.0 EXTERNAL CHANGES
A new switch, /DX20 has been added to tell BOOTM that the tape drive
is a TU7x on a DX20.
3.0 KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES
None.
4.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
In addition to BOOTM.RNO information on generating tapes for use by
BOOTM are contained in;
1. GETMON - Getting a monitor from DISK or MAGTAPE.
2. MIG701 - Monitor Installation Guide for 7.01
5.0 INTERNAL CHANGES
Edit #
20 Add TM02/RH11 support for KS10
21 Allow for TM03s on RH11s
22 Make sure all microprocessor communication words are cleared
out
23 Add support for TU7xs on a DX20
24 Fix core sizing problem on KS10s
25 If LINK writes an EXE file that does not fill up the last page,
BOOTM will give BTMBFI - BACKUP file inconsistant error because
in an attempt to read 512 words from the last record (which may
BTM5.DOC Page 3
really contain less) it reads the next block.
26 Make mask for APRID 1 bit narrower so that BOOTM doesn't think
that it's running on a KS if if it's run on a KL with MOS.
27 Inhibit accounting meter updates into the old UPT when changing
the UBR to avoid hanging the microcode.
30 Make sure the NXM flag is clear in the CONI before trying to
find the top of memory with a NXM scan.
BTM5.DOC Page 4
6.0 SUGGESTIONS
None.
[End of BTM5.DOC]
[BTM4.DOC is appended as an integral part of BTM5.DOC]
BTM4.DOC Page 5
BOOTM.DOC -- Changes from V4(16) to V4(17)
August 1978
1.0 SUMMARY
The major change is to support TU16/TU45 tape drives on a TM03
controller.
2.0 EXTERNAL CHANGES
None.
3.0 KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES
None.
4.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
In addition to BOOTM.RNO information on generating tapes for use by
BOOTM are contained in;
1. GETMON - Getting a monitor from DISK or MAGTAPE.
2. MIG603 - Monitor Installation Guide for 6.03.
5.0 INTERNAL CHANGES
BOOTM will now support TM03 controllers. A problem with a TC10
controller on a DF10C in 22-bit mode has been fixed.
6.0 SUGGESTIONS
None.
[End of BTM4.DOC]
[BTM3.DOC is appended as an integral part of BTM4.DOC]
BTM4.DOC Page 6
BOOTM.DOC -- Changes from V3(15) to V4(16)
March 1977
1.0 SUMMARY
BOOTM is a bootstrap program which is used for loading the timesharing
monitor from a magnetic tape written in either FAILSAFE or BACKUP
format.
The major change from version 3(15) to 4(16) is to allow BOOTM to run
on a 128 model B KL10 processor.
2.0 EXTERNAL CHANGES
None.
3.0 KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES
None.
4.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
In addition to BOOTM.RNO, information on generating tapes for use by
BOOTM are contained in:
1. GETMON - Getting a monitor from DISK or MAGTAPE.
2. MIG603 - Monitor Installation Guide for 6.03.
5.0 INTERNAL CHANGES
BOOTM will now handle a trap caused by a non-ex mem. The TU70-driver
portion of BOOTM now turns on automatic error recovery in the DX10, so
that if version 4 of the micro-code is running in the DX a better kind
of error recovery is followed.
The start address of BOOTM has been changed to be 5000 (from 4000) due
to the increased size of the new DXLD program.
BTM4.DOC Page 7
6.0 SUGGESTIONS
None.
[End of BTM4.DOC]
[BTM3.DOC is appended as an integral part of BTM4.DOC]
BTM3.DOC Page 8
BOOTM.DOC -- Changes from V2(14) to V3(15)
October 1976
1.0 SUMMARY
BOOTM is a bootstrap program which is used for loading the timesharing
monitor from a magnetic-tape written in FAILSA or BACKUP format.
BOOTM completely supercedes MAGRIM as the primary method for
bootstraping from mag-tape.
BOOTM supports all currently supported mag-tape hardware such as
TM10A/B, TX01, TM02, and TC01C tape controller.
2.0 EXTERNAL changes
BOOTM V3(15) now supports TM02 tape controllers (TU16 or TU45) on both
RH10's and RH20's.
3.0 INTERNAL CHANGES
1 feature test switch, FTRH20, has been added. If this switch is on
(defaults to on) BOOTM will read from a TM02 on either an RH10 or
RH20. If off only RH10's will be read.
4.0 KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES
None.
5.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
In addition to BOOTM.RNO, information on generating tapes for use by
BOOTM are contained in:
a) GETMON - Getting a monitor from DISK or MAGTAPE
b) MIG602 - Monitor Installation Guide for 6.02.
[End of BTM3.DOC]
[BTM2.DOC is appended as an integral part of BTM3.DOC]
BTM2.DOC Page 9
BOOTM.DOC -- Changes from V1(10) to V2(14)
September 1976
1.0 SUMMARY
BOOTM is a bootstrap program which is used for loading the timesharing
monitor from a magnetic-tape written in FAILSA or BACKUP format.
BOOTM completely supercedes MAGRIM as the primary method for
bootstraping from mag-tape.
BOOTM supports all currently supported mag-tape hardware such as
TM10A/B, TX01, TM02, and TC01C tape controller.
2.0 EXTERNAL CHANGES
BOOTM 2(12) now supports BACKUP format and TM02 tape controllers (TU16
or TU45). 1 new switch has been added - /TM02.
3.0 INTERNAL CHANGES
None.
4.0 KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES
None.
5.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
In addition to BOOTM.RNO, information on generating tapes for use by
BOOTM are contained in:
a) GETMON - Getting a monitor from DISK or MAGTAPE
b) MIG602 - Monitor Installation Guide for 6.02.
[End of BTM2.DOC]
[BTM1.DOC is appended as an integral part of BTM2.DOC]
BTM1.DOC Page 10
BOOTM.DOC -- V1(10)
September 1975
1.0 SUMMARY
BOOTM is a bootstrap program which is used for loading the timesharing
monitor from a magnetic-tape written in FAILSA format.
BOOTM completely supercedes MAGRIM as the primary method for
bootstraping from mag-tape.
BOOTM supports all currently supported mag-tape hardware such as
TM10A/B, TX01, and TC01C tape controller.
2.0 EXTERNAL CHANGES
None.
3.0 INTERNAL CHANGES
None.
4.0 KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES
Only FAILSA format is implemented in V1(10). Other magtape formats
such as BACKUP and FRS will be supported at a later date.
5.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
In addition to BOOTM.RNO, information on generating tapes for use by
BOOTM are contained in:
a) GETMON - Getting a monitor from DISK or MAGTAPE
b) MIG602 - Monitor Installation Guide for 6.02.
[End of BTM1.DOC]