NetBSD Boot tape for MVII

From: emanuel stiebler <emu_at_ecubics.com>
Date: Wed Mar 13 11:24:05 2002

Doc Shipley wrote:
>
> Yes, I Read The Freaking Manual. I Googled. I went so far as to
> peruse the ClassicCmp mailing list archives. *Those* people are
> *strange*!

Not really ;-)

> Next choice is to boot NetBSD off the TK50.

> >>> b/3 MKA500 ## on the VS4000
>
> The tape saws around for a minute or so, shows;
>
> MKA500
>
> then rewinds and aborts to console
>
> >>>
>
> Trying it on the MVII gets essentially the same results. No
> meaningful error message, just the HALT instruction.

Something is wrong with the boot tape ?

What are the LEDs on the TK50 saying ?

If they blink very fast, there were read errors. If not,
something wrong with the boot tape ...

cheers
Received on Wed Mar 13 2002 - 11:24:05 GMT