Subject: vax bootstrap [matt@netbsd.org: CVS commit: syssrc]
To: None <matt@netbsd.org>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 05/24/2000 10:11:08
Matt Thomas wrote:

> Module Name:	syssrc
> Committed By:	matt
> Date:		Tue May 23 23:34:21 UTC 2000
> 
> Modified Files:
> 
> 	syssrc/sys/arch/vax/boot/boot: boot.c
> 	syssrc/sys/arch/vax/boot/xxboot: bootxx.c
> 
> Log Message:
> 
> Allow for boot.vax and netbsd.vax when booting.  this allows a multi
> architecture CD to be made which includes VAX support.

Where does the vax look on the boot media for the location of xxboot?
It'd be nice if this didn't overlay with the pmax, alpha and sparc
locations.

In sector 0, the pmax uses bytes 8-31, the alpha uses the last 32 bytes
and I'm not sure what the sparc uses, but some of it overlaps what the
alpha uses...

Also, alpha at the moment can only use sector 1-15 for it's xxboot.
Pmax defaults to using the same, but can be told to use elsewhere.
Alpha should be able to do the same, but there hasn't been a need for
this so far.

Simon.