Ultrix 2.2 was: (Re: Ya know, I really dislike TK50 drives...)

From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis_at_mcmanis.com>
Date: Sat Apr 14 23:59:54 2001

Well it did realize the KA640 was a CVAX but it misidentified it as a KA650 :-)
If you get the list that would be great, then I could perhaps put together
an Ultrix VAX system!
--Chuck


At 08:27 PM 4/14/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >Well the good news is that using the 'screwdriver in the drill to the hole
> >in the bottom' I recovered the tape and attempted to boot it on a 4000/200
> >with a TK70. It started but the kernel failed to load. I'm guessing Ultrix
> >2.2 is too early for the KA660 :-)
> >
> >I'm going to try it with a KA640 (closer to the KA630 in lineage) and see
> >if it recognizes that. I've yet to find the SPD for Ultrix 2.2 to tell me
> >what it did support.
>
>I don't think you're going to get anything other than the KA630 to work,
>and the list of supported hardware is pretty slim. Unfortuanatly I can't
>get to the manuals, but it isn't intended to run on anything newer than the
>MicroVAX II I believe.
>
> Zane
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