On 19 Aug, Fred deBros wrote:
> Just schlepped one home from the MIT flea....I dont even know how much mem
> it has.
It will print the amount of memory at startup.
> I have a copied a xvt2000.sys image file (4.8megs)....now what? just rename
> it [vxt-MAC].sys and boot from there?
[vxt-MAC].SYS (or just "vxt"?)
If you use some *ix to boot the beast, just run mopd(8) with the "-d"
option.
> what kind of graphics output is supported there?
I don't know what other types of graphics are possible, but mv VXT2000+
SPX uses 1280x1024_at_72Hz, 8 bit planes with sync on green on the 3W3
connector.
> The memory card has three empty simm slots....duh.
....and 2MB on the memory card itself. With the 4MB on the main PCB you
will have 6MB. You can use normal 4MB PS/2 SIMMs with parity to expand
the memory up to 18MB.
> In front of the mem slot is a digital type scsi plug....any harddisk
> attachment in there?
No. That plug is for an obscure 3D option.
> A note says F2 brings up a setup menu?
F3 when the software ist loaded.
> Can this thingy setup in TCPIP without a mopserver? Doubt THAT!
Yes! The VXT2000 is the one and only VAX (yes, there is a VAX inside!)
that can be netbooted via bootp/DHCP and tftp. But I recommend mop, as
mop loads the bootimage _much_ faster. When the VXT is powered on it
tries to mop-boot, if that fails it tries bootp/DHCP and restarts with
mop if that fails too.
>From my /etc/bootptab:
vxt:\
ht=ethernet:\
ha=08002b123456:\
ip=192.168.1.55:\
sm=255.255.255.0:\
bf=/mop/vxt:
And the bootimage is:
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3 Dec 29 2000 /tftpboot/mop/08002b123456.SYS -> vxt
-r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 5069824 Dec 29 2000 /tftpboot/mop/vxt
As the are not much fonts in the boot image, I recommend to run a font
server...
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tschuess,
Jochen
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Received on Sun Aug 19 2001 - 13:23:43 BST