https://symbolics.lisp.engineer/tag/installation/Recent content in Installation on Symbolics LISP EngineeringHugoen-USFri, 24 Jun 2016 14:28:36 +0000https://symbolics.lisp.engineer/clean-install-genera-8-3-on-xl1201/Thu, 23 Jun 2016 02:19:00 +0000https://symbolics.lisp.engineer/clean-install-genera-8-3-on-xl1201/<p>Attempting a clean install of Genera 8.3 on XL1201 using just a CD-ROM drive and a blank hard drive. However, from preliminary results, this seems to require a working Genera to install Genera again.</p> <ul> <li>References: <ul> <li><a href="http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/symbolics/software/genera_8/Genera_8.3_Software_Installation_Guide_for_XL_Family_Machines.pdf">Genera 8.3 Software Installation Guide for XL Family Machines</a></li> <li><a href="https://symbolics.lisp.engineer/formatting-scsi-disks/">Formatting SCSI Disks</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h1 id="format-scsi-disk">Format SCSI Disk</h1> <p>I have connected three devices with these SCSI IDs to the XL1201:</p> <ul> <li>0: SCSI2SD originally purchased, with 12G partition - boot</li> <li>1: Seagate ST336918N (TODO: URL to PDF) to install</li> <li>3: Second SCSI2SD with Genera 8.3 Install CD</li> <li>4: Second SCSI2SD with Genera 8.1.1 Install CD</li> </ul> <p>Process:</p>