Comments on: Package for Quake on NeXTSTEP

By: casaubon

casaubon — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 06:22:56 +0000

one last thing: i found an excellent resource for aix 1.3 right here: http://ps-2.kev009.com:8081/aixps2/

signing out.

By: casaubon

casaubon — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 06:06:48 +0000

i know, this post and discussion is old, but i finally managed to install aix properly. i borrowed an ibm ps/2 tower, and experimented there, and now i'm able to install it in bochs. it locks up a lot, though, might be because of the kernel or the amount of memory i configured. not sure..

if i can get it to work stably, i'll pass it on. :)

By: Neozeed

Neozeed — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:57:55 +0000

i think you are using the wrong boot diskettes.. also I know the ESDI set boots on an IBM AT, but they are labeled wrong, #1 is #2 and #2 is #1…..

By: casaubon

casaubon — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:39:10 +0000

okay, so i guess i'm really getting on your nerves now with my obsession, but i actually managed to boot the AIX scsi boot diskettes. in virtualbox, it just freezes after i insert the third disk (the actual 'install' one). in bochs, i got to a kernel trap.

if you have the time and can make something out of it, please get back to me, if not, then never mind. 🙂

screenshot: http://www.fw.hu/mutt/aix.png

By: Neozeed

Neozeed — Mon, 24 May 2010 21:18:37 +0000

ill have to do an aix post… lol but no it'll run on IBM AT clones, you just have to load the correct kernel.

By: Izariath

Izariath — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:35:29 +0000

This version of AIX only runs in original IBM PS/2 hardware, due to rely in MicroChannel Bus and lack of ISA bus architecture support…

By: casaubon

casaubon — Sun, 23 May 2010 18:00:30 +0000

okay, last comment then i'll shut up.

i've found this: http://search.belnet.be/mirror/ftp.xfree86.org/2.1/SVR4/

trying to use it on svr4 now, maybe it's of some use to you, too.

By: casaubon

casaubon — Sun, 23 May 2010 14:50:19 +0000

i don't have access to a windows system, so i can't use vpc.
oh, and sorry for abusing this comment section, i just really don't know where to ask/post about this. if this annoys you, just ask and i'll stop.

i've found out some interesting things about the SVR4 system, mainly that it (unlike your interactive svr3.2) runs well under qemu, but it has no make or cpp whatsoever. i'll try to hunt them down.

By: casaubon

casaubon — Sat, 22 May 2010 17:31:23 +0000

well, as it turns out, aix 1.3 will most likely never be supported on either bochs or qemu, because it only runs on real proprietary ps2 hardware, and thus can't be virtualised.

(pretty much like a/ux, which also only runs on real 68k mac hardware.)

but if you scavenge around on the aforementioned site some more, there are a complete set of svr4 2.1 install floppies. that system is (beside being a true classic) extremely similar to the interactive unix you provided, and using the bochsrc from your package i was able to install it correctly.

there's a funny thing, though. when logging in as the sysadm user i'm asked to input my terminal type in a string. since i've never used svr4 on real hardware, i haven't the slightest clue. i tried vt100, tty, all sorts of stuff, but with no luck. i'll google around some more.

i'm actually thinking of installing this on some real hardware, and giving out some ssh accounts. how cool would that be? :) a real svr4 system.

btw, could you / are you willing to help me out in installing X on it? it's not included on the install disks, and i don't know where to start..

well, sorry for writing a novel, and thanks in advance.

By: Neozeed

Neozeed — Sat, 22 May 2010 17:29:55 +0000

try virtual pc 2007… however it's VERY buggy, and tends to crash a lot….