Tru64 Installation on FreeAXP

I managed to boot into single-user mode (set boot_osflags S).

When I tried to run dupatch I get: './dupatch: /usr/share/lib/shell/libscp : not found'. Can you offer any advice?

Paul

After further searching I ran bcheckrc which apparently allows use of LSM in single-user mode. This allows dupatch to bring up its menu.

Having chosen 'Check and Install Patches in Single-User Mode' I then get a message 'OSF.image file not found in patch kit ... exiting'.

So it appears I'm stuffed.

Paul<hr>

I renamed this thread "Tru64 Installation on FreeAXP", as it is more fitting to the subject.

Sorry I cannot help on the Tru64 questions. OpenVMS is my area of expertise. You have made good progress.

Ah. I missed the 'Tru64_UNIX-5.1B_-_Patch_Kit.iso'.

Thats the V5,.1B patchkit CD. It only contains patches for V5.1B.

You need the patchkit for V4.0E. The Cambridge url above is the place to go. It'll be a 'tar' file. Un-tar it into a sub-dir somewhere, then repeat the steps you tried earlier (single user, bcheckrc, kit path etc).

John M

On the other questions :

- for CDE/X11 display you'll need an X-Windows emulator/package on your PC or other Un*x machine to display to. eXceed, Reflection/X, Xcursion, Xming have all worked for various users over the years.

- Languages, the RTS (run times) are all unlicensed, its the compiler that needs a license. Only the Compaq C compiler 'cc' needs no license. All the rest, Cxx, f77, Pascal, Ada, Cobol need a licence.

Bruce

Thanks.