Trouble in VAX land.

From: Hugh Graham <hugh_at_openbsd.org>
Date: Wed Mar 20 00:19:22 2002

Almost two years ago I received a VAX 4000 100 on "long term loan"
from a local university.

It has served faithfully, building three OpenBSD/vax releases and many
snapshots between then and now, but... last night it quit!

Luckily, it appears to be only the power supply at fault. Results of
two attempts at firing the machine up:

: KA52-A V1.1, VMB 2.14
: Performing normal system tests.
: 72..71..70..69..68..67..66..65..64..63..62..61..60..59..
: KA52-A V1.1, VMB 2.14
: Performing normal system tests.
: 72..71..70..69..68..67..66..65..64..
  
It runs for a bit, and powers off.

I've isolated the power supply from the machine, and nothing is
obviously burned out, but it still only runs for a second or two.

So I find myself in need of a replacement PSU. I believe that even an
older MicroVAX 3100 system can donate a compatible unit, and if you have
such hardware you can raid, please find a screwdriver and let me know.

It's important this machine or its successor be back building soon, and
if desired I will pay for shipping of suitable hardware from anywhere in
North America to here, Vancouver, Canada.

BTW, if you happen to be in South America or Western Europe, and have a
VAX you don't know what to do with, let me hear about this as well. We
have developers in Argentina and France who are eager to obtain machines
of their own to hack on.

Thanks folks,

/Hugh
Received on Wed Mar 20 2002 - 00:19:22 GMT