Do you have any existing operating system on the vs3100?
	If so, it might be better to write an RX50 with the NetBSD 
	rx50 image and then boot from that.

	If not, do you have a network and another machine you could
	network boot from?

                David/abs               abs@anim.dreamworks.com

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On Mon, 26 May 1997, Bruce Lane wrote:

> 	Just wondering if anyone on the group has had any luck using both an RQDX3
> (with a pair of RD54's and an RX50) and a Sigma Information Systems RQD11
> SCSI controller in the same system?
> 
> 	What I'm trying to do is use the RQDX3 and the RD54's for the system
> drives, and the RQD11 SCSI board strictly for a CD-ROM. The SCSI board's
> internal utilities correctly announce the presence of the CD-ROM drive (a
> Toshiba 3101 that is known for certain to work with a VAXStation 3100/M38). 
> 
> 	However, I am unable to boot from the CD-ROM using the moniker 'DUB0' or
> 'DUB1' (or any DU** moniker for that matter), and when I try to load the
> system diagnostics tape with the SCSI board installed, I get a halt error
> after the initial load and then the system simply boots from the RQDX3 and
> first RD54.
> 
> 	This is not getting me any closer to loading NetBSD or FreeBSD. Any advice
> would be most welcome. I can provide exact address settings, error codes,
> etc., on request.
> 
> 	Thanks in advance. Please respond by E-mail if possible.
> 
> 
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