Re: NetBSD on a VAX 3100 (DV-31AT1-A)

2020-03-20 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 3/18/20 10:02 AM, David Kuder via cctalk wrote: It was pretty bad last time I tried to run NetBSD on my vaxen. Back around NetBSD 1.5.2 or something like that I was able to install via mopboot on my MicroVax 3600 and a few VaxStation 3100's. Years later I tried to boot it up again and it

Re: NetBSD on a VAX 3100 (DV-31AT1-A)

2020-03-19 Thread David Kuder via cctalk
It was pretty bad last time I tried to run NetBSD on my vaxen. Back around NetBSD 1.5.2 or something like that I was able to install via mopboot on my MicroVax 3600 and a few VaxStation 3100's. Years later I tried to boot it up again and it couldn't boot without crashing. I tried a later

Re: NetBSD on a VAX 3100 (DV-31AT1-A)

2020-03-16 Thread systems_glitch via cctalk
I was able to MOP boot my VS3100 and 4000 with NetBSD-8.0 and do an install. MOP boot host was a NetBSD install on x86 VM -- I usually use an OpenBSD system for MOP booting, but apparently the MOP boot format has changed slightly in recent releases (I forget which has changed their format). I've

Re: NetBSD on a VAX 3100 (DV-31AT1-A)

2020-03-16 Thread Holm Tiffe via cctalk
Rod Smallwood via cctalk wrote: > Hi All > > With the upcoming demise of VMS/VAX I thought I might give NetBSD/vax a try. > > Downloading a bootable image and burning it onto a CD was not a problem. > > On the 3100 with attached RRD42 and SCSI drive RZ26l the CD duly booted > ito the NetBSD

NetBSD on a VAX 3100 (DV-31AT1-A)

2020-03-15 Thread Rod Smallwood via cctalk
Hi All With the upcoming demise of VMS/VAX I thought I might give NetBSD/vax a try. Downloading a bootable image and burning it onto a CD was not a problem. On the 3100 with attached RRD42 and SCSI drive RZ26l the CD duly booted ito the NetBSD install menu. All of versions 7,8 and 9. failed