> Hello all, I have a VaxStation 4000 VLC (David I promise I'm going to send
Hi!
> the Amiga this weekend!) without an OS. I'd love to run VMS on it (I have a
> DECUS membership -- I love free student memberships ;) ) but I have no idea
> how to go about it. I have an external 1.3 gig SCSI drive for the SCSI port,
> an AUI -> BNC transceiver for ethernet... but no console. I'm looking for
Please read the other threads, too. That's all stuff I write for the
5th time...
You just order the Hobbyist CDs, attach an external CDrom-Drive to the
box, and type >>> boot dkaX00 where X will be replaced by the SCSI ID of
your CD-Drive.
> that cable to go from the serial port to a terminal. Where can I get one?
That cable can be self-made. You should find the pinouts on
www.vaxarchive.org
> Also, are there any FAQs or documents that describe installation? I have a
Yes www.freddym.org... Go to the Howto Section and then go to the OpenVMS
section.
> SCSI CD (1X, woohoo!) and an NFS/FTP server. BOOTP is almost set up, DHCP
> already is. Can the machine come to life with bootp and tftp? Is it possible
> to install VMS this way?
No. You can't install VMS from a non-VMS Machine. And these machines boot
via MOP (Maintenance Operation Protocol). You can install NetBSD/vax on
it, which should run (1.5 Snapshot).
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Best Regards,
Freddy
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Received on Thu Sep 28 2000 - 12:59:56 BST