Netbooting VAX-11/730 (was Re: Naming schemes)

From: Steven M Jones <classiccmp_at_crash.com>
Date: Sun Oct 19 11:13:50 2003

I wrote:
> If I get the 11/730 running, I'll worry about a name then.
> [mentioned net-booting]

Antonio Carlini wrote:
> It will boot from the TU58 but I don't know of anything that
> will then boot it over the net over MOP.

Jochen Kunz suggested:
> The NetBSD/VAX boot loader?
> It uses DHCP and NFS to load an ELF image.

This might work. This 11/730 was packaged in a low-boy (~42" tall)
rack with RL02 on top, an R80 on the bottom. I received the host
because it was crashing on bad sectors in the R80, and the person
using it was given a free 11/750 & rack of RA81s from another lab.

The TU58 might be a bit cramped for a full-on bootloader with all
kinds of network support at 256k minus whatever else needs to be
on there for the machine to boot to the console. However, if it
can then read a more complete loader from the RL02, or even a
miniroot...

Hmmm... Very Interesting...

--Steve.
Received on Sun Oct 19 2003 - 11:13:50 BST