Re: DSSI Disks

Andrew Ball <[email protected]> Sun, 3 May 2026 21:50:12 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.vax
Message-ID <CACHVeKkk81FcMCGN8ww5QF=tGoCBL1HnpyLj17AAYne_LqZGYw@mail.gmail.com>
   PK> I would have thought the "type" is chosen based on the disk
     > image size, but judging by the examples given that isn't the
     > case.  I wonder why not.

  ASB> Why guess when the system tells you what each disk is?

   JB> I think Paul was thinking in the other direction.  In simh,
     > when given a disk image of a certain size, provide a string
     > that match a type of disk that have that size.

    In the simh-vax config file though, users explicitly tell it what
disk to emulate, e.g.

   set rq3 rf35
   attach rq3 disk3.img

-Andrew