Now that I have my network set up I installed NetBSD on my MicroVAX
(yes, NFS is a lot nicer than uuencode over the console port). 
Everything seemed okay.  Then I downloaded sys.tar.gz from
NetBSD-current, unpacked it on my Linux PC and NFS mounted it from the
MicroVAX.  Everthing seemed to be going well...  However, when the
compile started the uVAX kept locking up.  The run light would stay on,
it would still respond to ping and it would echo characters at the
console, but nothing else would happen, not even swapping.  I increased
swap to 50 megs (I have 5 megs RAM) and later decreased the console
speed to 9600.  This seemed to work well enough to give me 6-7 hours of
continuous compilation.  However, the problems are back.  Has anybody
experienced this?  Does anybody have any clues about it?

Is it possible that the hardware is causing this?  I'm kind of afraid of
that becase I really have to test it.  The other possibility is that
it's just due to overheating.  The operating temerature range isn't
shown in the specs on DEC's webpage.  Is 30 degrees celsius just too hot
for an uVAX in a BA123.

BTW.  I'm now starting a compile on a VAXstation 2000.  I hope at least
that works.

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|  Boris Gjenero <bgjenero@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>              |
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