MicroVAX II and NetBSD

From: Peter Joules <pjoules_at_enterprise.net>
Date: Thu Dec 4 15:44:01 1997

I have got some more bits to add to my MicroVAX II - 2 extra RA81s and
an RA82 in their own rack unit. This makes RA drives in all now but I
can't connect more than 2 at a time as I didn't get any cables with the
3 'new' ones :-(.

The RA82 has NetBSD on it but the person who gave them to me said he
wasn't sure whether it would work on my machine. When I try to boot off
that drive I get the following:

2..1..0..

howto 0x0, bdev 0x11 booting...
10556+552+33996 start 0x0

Nboot
:/netbsd
610304+2696+61260 start 0x8c17c

?06 HLT INST
   PC=00000003
>>>

Am I right in thinking that this means I am not going to be able to boot
from this drive.

As it is a Unix filesystem I tried to mount it from Ultrix running on
the other drive and failed. Is it possible tat I may be able to boot
from the drive, or failing that, is there any other way that I can have
a 'nose around' in the drive or should I just incorporate it into my
Ultrix filesystem and forget about NetBSD.

Eventually I hope to assist in the VAX-Linux port and then use this
machine as a server. If anyone knows of any VAX architecture and/or
assembly language tutorials on the web I would welcome the URL, and if
anyone in the UK has any books or documentation going spare... ;-)

I tried buying books but at about 50UKP each, I have no chance.

Regards
Pete
Received on Thu Dec 04 1997 - 15:44:01 GMT