-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel A. Seagraves <DSEAGRAV@toad.xkl.com>
To: davidh@vytalnet.com <davidh@vytalnet.com>
Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: Netbooting a VS2K

>DO THIS, RIGHT NOW.
>Boot your VAX 2k.
>
>Wait until it "hangs".
>
>Remove the terminal cable from plug 1 on the back, put it in plug 3,
>push enter.
>
>Log in as root.

I'll try this first.  This sounds so, well, dumb, it must come from
experience.

Thanks go to Daniel...

-----Original Message-----
From: Anders Magnusson <ragge@ludd.luth.se>
To: emanuel stiebler <emu@ecubics.com>
Cc: davidh@vytalnet.com <davidh@vytalnet.com>; port-vax@NetBSD.ORG
<port-vax@NetBSD.ORG>
Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: Netbooting a VS2K


>>
>> > - I type /netbsd (or hit enter) and it:
>> >     - gets it's ip address & name address
>> >     - gets the server's ip address
>> >     - finds it's root
>> >     - loads the kernel
>> >     - does a bunch of /^H-^H\^H|^H processing messages
>> >     - says that it's starting at 0x???????? (some number I really
should
>> > have written down)
>> >     - locks up (for at least 7 hours).  power must be cycled at this
>> point.
>>
>1) Which kernel do you use (date?)

You make a good point.  I thought it was version 1.3.2, but I don't suppose
that was released on January 16th, 1998?  Where did I get that kernel?
Anyway, I just downloaded the real 1.3.2 kernel from ftp.netbsd.org from May
30th, 1998, which I assume has a couple of fixes in it over my mystery
kernel...

Although, in my defense, I also tried
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.3.2/vax/installation/netboot/miniro
ot.tar.gz which behaved in exactly the same way.

>2) Does your machine have a color graphics board? If yes, then it will
> probably not work.

Yes, it's a colour graphics board.  Do I:

a- leave it in there & use a serial console?
a- remove it & use a serial console?

I'm already doing a.  If I need some hardware (like a mono frame buffer?) I
don't have, this is just not going to happen...

>
>-- Ragge

Thanks go to Ragge...

Dave.