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               X I N U
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   Xinu is a layered, process-based operating system.  A detailed
description can be found in the text:

    Comer, Douglas E., Operating System Design: The Xinu
      Approach, Prentice-Hall, 1984.

This directory contains version 7 of the software (including Internet
protocol software and a user interface shell), and is described in:

    Comer, Douglas E., Operating System Design Vol 2:
      Internetworking with Xinu, Prentice-Hall, 1987.

   To run the software on this tape, you will need a Digital Equipment
Corp. VAX or Microvax computer running the Berkeley 4.3 UNIX operating
system, and at least one Digital Equipment Corporation LSI 11/2, LSI
11/03, LSI 11/23 with 64K bytes of main memory and a DEQNA Ethernet
interface.  The VAX is used to cross-compile, cross-assemble, and
cross-load C programs.  The cross-development software produces a
memory image for the LSI 11, which is then downloaded to the micro
over an Ethernet (or an RS232 line if your VAX does not have an Ethernet
interface).  Once downloaded, the micro runs independently, communicating
with the VAX or other machines over an Ethernet, using standard DARPA
Internet protocols (sometimes called TCP/IP).
   If no machines on your Ethernet support standard RARP, time, and
domain name servers, you can still experiment with the networking code
by dedicating one LSI 11 to run server software and running Xinu on other
LSI 11(s).  The source code and binary image needed for the server machine
are included on this tape and explained in the directions below.  We
recommend using standard servers if you have them, and using our (limited
capacity) servers only if you have no alternatives.
   The tape is self-contained.  It includes source programs for both
Xinu and the cross-development system.  The tape can be read into any
directory.  These programs do not need to be placed in system directories
unless you want to do so.  The cross-development software has changed
between the earlier versions and this release.  In particular, the
downloading software now handles multiple classes of identical machines,
automatically selects and reserves a free machine from a specified class,
and consults a database of machine descriptions to automatically select
a downloader appropriate for the machine.  For example, there is both a
serial line downloader and an Ethernet downloader for 11/23 machines that
have memory management and an Ethernet interface.  The database determines
which to use for a given machine.   A significant advantage of the database
approach is that it allows competition for a physical machine from multiple
classes of users.

Installation
------------

   Choose a directory for the Xinu software.  You need not be in this
directory to cross-compile or download programs -- it's merely the place
to store the Xinu software.  Moving the software to another directory
requires recompilation (i.e., reinstallation).  Choosing /usr/Xinu as
the directory will save time during installation because binary files on







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the tape are compiled for that directory.  Alternatively, you can choose
to place the software in an arbitrary directory and make a symbolic link
from /usr/Xinu to that directory.  Throughout this  documentation the
directory into which you place Xinu is denoted {Xinu-directory}.

   Make the Xinu directory and read in the tape by typing the following
commands:

    mkdir {Xinu-directory}
    cd {Xinu-directory}
    tar xbf 20 /dev/rmt0    (your 1600 bpi tape device may
                 be named something other than
                 /dev/rmt0)

   Make a symbolic link from /usr/Xinu to the directory you chose to
avoid recompilation.  You will need super user privilege to do so. This
step is optional:

    su
    ...supply super user password when asked...
    ln -s {Xinu-directory} /usr/Xinu
    CONTROL-d (to leave super user mode)

Once the tape has been read, you must change all source programs that
refer to {Xinu-directory} and recompile the binaries.  A shell script
has been provided to do this for you.  To use it, move to the installation
directory and run Install.  *NOTE: YOU MUST BE IN THE INSTALLATION DIRECTORY
{Xinu-directory}/install WHEN YOU EXECUTE THIS SCRIPT OR IT WILL NOT WORK*

    cd {Xinu-directory}/install
    ./Install

Connect LSI 11 to The VAX
------- --- -- -- --- ---

   We recommend setting your LSI 11 to use 9600 baud and the vendor's
standard console device address (octal 177560).  If you must use another
device address or speed, you can edit the downloading software in
{Xinu-directory}/src/cmd/download.  Speeds below 4800 baud are not
recommended because serial downloading becomes intolerable.

   Choose a tty line on the VAX and connect it to the LSI 11 console port.
Then modify the UNIX system so that it does not run a login process (getty)
on the tty device.  You need to be super user to do this.

    su
    ...supply super user password when asked...
    ln /dev/{tty-that-you-chose} /dev/LSI.1
    ...edit /etc/ttys; turn off getty on LSI tty line...
    kill -1 1
    chmod 0666 /dev/LSI.1
    CONTROL-d (to leave super user mode)

The cross-development system allocates an LSI whenever one is needed using
the database in {Xinu-directory}/lib/machines.  The default name for machine
are LSI.0, LSI.1, and so on.  Lock files in /tmp/xinu are used to specify the







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current machine owner.  Look at the reservation system software in
{Xinu-directory}/src/cmd/download/lib for details.

Compilation of Cross-Development Software
----------- -- ----------------- --------

   To complete installation you must recompile source programs that contain
references to the Xinu directory.  Shell scripts have been provided to do
the job.  For details, see file README in the installation directory:

    cd {Xinu-directory}/install
    cat README

Talk to the LSI 11
---- -- --- --- --

   Test the serial line that connects the VAX to the LSI 11 using program
{Xinu-directory}/bin/odt.  Odt connects your terminal to the LSI serial
line such that everything you type goes to the LSI 11 and everything the
LSI prints comes to your terminal.  Thus, you can talk to the LSI from
any terminal on the VAX (or from an rlogin session).
   Only three wires are needed on the RS232 connection between the
machines: data in, data out, and ground.  The most common problem you'll
have is getting the data-in and data-out connected the right way.  Try
swapping them if things don't work the first time.  The wires to swap are
on pins 2 and 3 of the 25-pin connector that plugs into the VAX.  The pin
configuration on the LSI interface boards can be found under the DLV11J
description in the vendor's hardware handbook.

    odt -cLSI
    ...send a break using backslash followed by null...
    \CONTROL-@
    ...you should get an @ prompt from the LSI...
    ...your're talking to hardware ODT; try displaying memory...
    2/
    ...you should see the contents of location 2...
    DEL or CONTROL-C to abort odt and return to the shell

Network Servers
------- -------

   Now that installation is complete, you need to Configure the Xinu
kernel software itself, and recompile it.  To do so, you must choose
internet addresses for the domain name server, time server, and remote
file server machines.  You can start the remote file server yourself
on the VAX.  It is found in {Xinu-directory}/bin/fs.  You need to know
the internet address of the VAX where fs runs, as well as the internet
address of the machine that runs a time server (UDP port 37) and the
internet address of a machine that runs a domain name server (UDP port
53).  Ask your local network guru to tell you these internet addresses
(in dotted decimal notation) and modify the SERVER constants found near
the end of file {Xinu-directory}/src/sys/sys/Configuration.  If you do
not have an assigned Internet address for your network (i.e., your network
does not connect to the DARPA Internet), choose network an address for it.
Using 128.10.2.0 (Which is actually the address of an Ethernet at Purdue),
means you won't have to recompile the kernel.







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    cd {Xinu-directory}/src/sys/sys
    ...edit file Configuration; change SERVER address constants...
    make install

If your site does not have one or more of the required servers, or for
any reason you want to isolate Xinu machines on their own Ethernet, you
can still experiment with Xinu by having one of your LSI 11 machines
run simplified server code.  Just download the binary image in file
{Xinu-directory}/lib/serve11 onto one of the LSI 11 and use odt to
answer questions and set options.

    download -s -a5 -cSERVE11 {Xinu-directory}/lib/serve11
    odt
    ...answer questions...
    DEL or CONTROL-c to abort odt and leave server running

The class "SERVE11" should map to a machine that is reserved for the
server.  See {Xinu-directory}/lib/machines (the machine database) for
details.

Remote File Server
------ ---- ------

   The remote file server answers queries from the network and reads/writes
files as directed.  If you run the file server on your VAX, then the file
server has the permissions of the user who starts it.  We recommend that you
install a new user account (e.g., "xinu"), and always execute the file server
as that user.  Also, you should understand that the file server makes all
world-readable files accessible over the network.  if you connect to the
DARPA Internet, it makes world-readable files accessible from foreign sites.
   The file server comes configured to use UDP port 2001.  Check with your
local network guru to make sure 2001 is not in use, and if it is, choose a
new port number for the file server.  Change the default port in the software
in {Xinu-directory}/src/fs or just use the -p option when invoking fs.  You
must also change the port number that the kernel uses - it can be found in
file {Xinu-directory}/src/sys/sys/Configuration.
   Start the file server:

    ...login to the VAX under the account that owns the file server...
    {Xinu-directory}/bin/fs
    logout

Try Running Xinu
--- ------- ----

   Now that you have a network running RARP, time, and name servers,
you can boot xinu.  Download and run it.

    download -s -a5 -cLSI {Xinu-directory}/src/sys/sys/a.out
    odt
    ...you should get Xinu boot message and login prompt...
    type any login
    ...you should get prompt with machine name in it...
    ...try commands such as the following...
    ps







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    date
    dg
    help
    mount
    ...try accessing remote files as follows...
    rls /
    cat > /tmp/junk
    Hi there - this is a file
    created from Xinu
    CONTROL-D
    cat /tmp/junk
    ...you should see what you just created...

Directories
-----------

   When the tar tape has been read, you will find a directory
structure like this:

1 .                Xinu-directory (usually /usr/Xinu)

  2 README            This file

  2 /bin            cross-development software

  2 /include            include files

  2 /install            installation shell script

  2 /lib            various libraries and data files

  2 /man            all manual pages for:
    3 /man1            cross-development commands
    3 /man2            Xinu system commands
    3 /man3            library commands
    3 /man4            device driver descriptions

  2 /src            all source programs:
    3 /cmd            cross-development software
    3 /lib            libraries
    3 /sys            Xinu and configuration:
      4 /con            configuration program
      4 /h            Xinu include files
      4 /sys            Xinu kernel and Makefile
    5 /shell        Xinu shell and commands
    3 /serve11            Server software for sites that need it
      4 /con            Server configuration
      4 /h            Server include files
      4 /sys            Server kernel and Makefile
        5 /shell        Server shell and commands

Server Directory
------ ---------

   The directory {Xinu-directory}/src/serve11 contains the software
that comprises the LSI 11-based RARP/time/name/file server.  It duplicates







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much of the Xinu kernel, and is not necessary at all sites.  You can
remove the directory entirely if you have standard network servers or if
you are satisfied to run the binary found in {Xinu-directory}/lib/serve11.

DEQNA Driver Explanation
----- ------ -----------

   The DEQNA driver configured in the kernel is NOT the same as that in the
text book.  The version installed here uses a timeout to circumvent the
hardware problem in early DEQNAs that causes them to hang.  If you have a
lightly loaded network, or a DEQNA built after the summer of 1986, you can
switch to the textbook driver.  Otherwise, we suggest you use the bullet-
proof version.

Problems or Questions
-------- -- ---------

Reports of errors in the software or documentation are gratefully accepted.
Please mail all comments and bug reports to:

    DARPA Internet/ CSNet address:
        comer @ cs.purdue.edu
    uucp address:
        {allegra, ihnp4} ! purdue ! comer
    Postal address:
        Computer Science Department
        Purdue University
        West Lafayette, IN  47907
        [phone]