Getting ??Disk pack error mounting Zork about rsts-e HOT 3 CLOSED

The only silly question is the one you don't ask.

By the way, I realised getting the updated FIT program onto a system without DECnet networking or Kermit (serial line file transfer) is difficult. There's a copy of the updated sourcecode for FIT on the ZEMU disk too. You can get it installed (assuming the rl02-zemu25.dsk is attached to rl3) using -

$ allocate dl3:
$ fit sy:fit.bas=dl3:fit.bas/rt
$ fit sy:fitbld.com=dl3:fitbld.com/rt
$ @fitbld
$ rename auxlib$:fit.tsk auxlib$:fitold.tsk
$ copy fit.tsk auxlib$:
$ deallocate dl3:

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The ZEMU disk image is in RT-11 format and cannot be mounted as a native RSTS format disk with the MOUNT command. Also, I assume you mistyped your entry from the simh initialisation file - the type of disk should be RL02 and not "rl03".

To access the files from an RT-11 formatted disk, you need to use the FIT program. There is an updated binary of FIT.TSK that corrects a date issue (see the README.md file). Once you've installed this you can use commands like -

$ allocate dl3:
$ fit dl3:/rt/li

to list the RT-11 directory.

If you get an error like "?Not a valid device", then you will need to do a SYSGEN to configure at least four DL disk devices into the running monitor (I'm not sure if this is the default - there may only be 2 units available and $ show dev dl will confirm this).

To copy the files onto the RSTS system disk, I suggest you create a user account specifically for them, then copy all the files across using FIT. (again, the README.md has sample commands).

You should look at the ZEMU.DOC file for details on how to get it running.

Tony

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Thanks Tony for answering my silly question so quickly. I thought RL was the disk type and the number simply the disk number.

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