required software to run es40?

[syadnom]

I am just getting into the project here but cant seem to get anything running.  What software needs to be installed on an XP box or a linux box to run es40?  I always get a bunch of DLL errors which i solve with google but then just get a generic failure.

is there any documentation on this floating around?

[scruty]

While Camiel is busy, I'll try to answer your question:

to run es40 you need to download also the "Libraries (runtime)" from download section.

unpack SDL and Poco zip into directory where you have the es40.exe and install the winpcap. then adapt es40.cfg if necessary (I'd use a 2GB system disk at least; default was 1GB) and start es40.exe

do you have a bootable openvms distribution CD? if not, I used this one: http://www.montagar.com/hobbyist/mount.html

(you get the free hobbyist openvms license PAKs from http://www.openvmshobbyist.com/licenses.php )

rip the OpenVMS Alpha [version 8.3] Hobbyist Kit V4.0  to an iso image e.g. with the trial version of undisker (see http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=2139639&forum_id=656085 ) and point to the newly created cdrom image file in es40.cfg setting readonly and cdrom to true.

start es40.exe and at the console prompt enter:

b dqb0

to boot the iso image.

if in doubt about device names, enter

show device

at console prompt.

the default name for the first virtual disk is
dqa0 (which usually will be the new system disk.)

you also need to have installed putty.
es40 opens two putty terminal windows.
once the machine booted up, hit return in one of those (dec ansi) terminal emulation windows and you get the openvms login prompt. vms debugger and edit/tpu works nice with these virtual terminals - apart from one missing key on the PC's numeric keypad.

let me know if it worked.