Re: Yes, NetBSD still boots on pretty ancient Alphas...

[Istvan Gyenes <igyenes%gmail.com@localhost>]

On 2021. 07. 26. 20:44, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> On Jul 26, 2021, at 9:01 AM, Istvan Gyenes <igyenes%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> > Installed, and booted to multi-user. I think I have to dig up some old ISA network card to try to get ethernet working. :)
>     YAY!
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> \o/
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> / \
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> Would you please upload the SRM and kernel boot messages to https://dmesgd.nycbug.org/  ?  It will serve as a resource for others later.

Sure, I also wanted to submit so here it is: 
https://dmesgd.nycbug.org/index.cgi?do=view&id=6187

> OMG, I can't believe for how many years we were stuck on a stupid bug in the SCSI driver.

And the Oscar goes to you and Izumi Tsutsui. :)

Indeed it was a long ride. I think you should post this in the NetBSD 
news/blog :)

The original announcement was in 14 Jul 2000

https://www.netbsd.org/changes/2000.html#alpha-jensen


According to my knowledge the Jensen was the platform and the first 
alpha which run Windows NT... and a last that got NetBSD support :)

> Anyway, as for Ethernet -- I definitely want to fix the DEPCA driver, if it's broken; hopefully that's the case, and not an issue with the board.  Does your board have an RJ45 connector?  I don't recall if any of the ISA DEPCA boards did.  Luckily, you can still find DEC DE204 boards on eBay (has RJ45 connector, supported by "lc" driver -- I have one in my AXPpci33, and SRM can even boot from it on that machine).
Yes the DE422 has RJ45. I have spare one so I can easily check but I am 
pretty sure that it works with Digital Unix and VMS on the same machine. 
But will check later.

I have found a DE205 and a DE200, but I think it should be configured 
with the ECU, so stay tuned ;)

(have to find a working floppy first)

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istvan