Complete these instructions to start the D3 virtual machine.
Procedure
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Start the D3 virtual machine.
Enter:
d3 -0 -l
where the last option (-l) is a lowercase L, not the number 1 (one). You
will see a screen similar to:
10.3.4 . M zz DD MMM YYYY hh:mm:ss
Virtual machine....pick0:AIX Line 0............../dev/tty0
Key................10 Memory (K)..........9216
Pibs...............64 Phantom Processes...8
Shared BASIC size 3072K
ABS locked
Boot in single user mode
Disk 0: /dev/rpick 200704 Blocks
Tape 0: /usr/lib/pick/ab Record size 500 Type 2
Tape 1: /usr/lib/pick/dt Record size 500 Type 2
Tape 2: /dev/rmt0.1 Record size 16384 Type 3
Tape 3: /dev/rmt0.5 Record size 16384 Type 3
Options: F)ile only, A)BS only, X) eXectue, Q)uit = _
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Type A for ABS only.
Note: The upgrade process modifies the pick0 configuration file, as
necessary, to include all tape devices identified during the upgrade process. These new device
entries might not be necessary and can be removed by the system administrator when the upgrade
is complete. Do not remove the new ABS and datafiles pseudo-floppy entries. If any old ABS or
data files tape devices exist, remove them.
You will see the list of tape devices in the configuration file. The tape device numbers
might vary, depending on the particular system configuration.
Restore ABS to disk /dev/rpick from:
pseudo/usr/lib/pick/ab: 0
pseudo/usr/lib/pick/dt: 1
SCT/dev/rmt0.1: 2
SCT low density/dev/rmt0.5: 3
Tape number (q = quit): 0 _
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Enter the number that corresponds to the /usr/lib/pick/ab
device.
In this example, 0 is entered.
You will see the following prompt:
Mount ABS volume #1 and type 'c' to continue (q=quit) _
- Type c.
You will see the ABS frame numbers while the load is in progress. When the ABS load is complete,
you will see the following prompt:
nnnn ABS frames loaded.
Options: F)ile only, A)BS only, X) eXecute. Q)uit = _