True, NetBSD would talk to it, but it would require NetBSD
running on a uVAX II so the drive could be plugged in. I
certainly don't have the patience to run NetBSD on a uVAX II,
a wouldn't recommend anyone else do the same. Unfortunately,
NetBSD (and FreeBSD) is rapidly becoming unusable on old
hardware...
clint
On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, Jochen Kunz wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 07:47:52PM -0700, Clint Wolff (VAX collector) wrote:
>
> > Easiest way is to attach the drive to a comparable machine running
> > a Ultrix that you know the password too. Mount it, edit /etc/passwd,
> > umount it, and re-install.
> Netboot NetBSD, mount, edit, ...
> NetBSD should be able to handle the 4.2BSD FFS of Ultrix.
> At least it is worth a try if booting the Ultix/VAX to single
> user mode don't work.
> --
>
>
>
> tschüß,
> Jochen
>
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Received on Tue Apr 02 2002 - 22:41:30 BST