Subject: Re: NetBSD 1.5 Install Problems on Vax4000/300 Server
To: None <JMunroe@starchoice.com>
From: Lord Isildur <mrfusion@umbar.vaxpower.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 03/12/2001 09:48:36
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I got the same deal after putting 1.5 on my 4000/60
havent looked into it more than that yet
maybe ill try using boot blocks from 1.4.3 instead.. 
isildur

On Mon, 12 Mar 2001 JMunroe@starchoice.com wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I don't know if anyone else has run across this problem or not but here
> goes. I have a Vax 4000/300 Server that has been previously running OpenVMS
> 6.2 with no problems. However, when attempting to install NetBSD 1.5 on
> this system it hangs everytime! When attempting to install via a CD-ROM
> attached to the SCSI controller on the VAX the system boots (b dka300) to
> the point where you get the opportunity to interrupt the autoloader. Either
> way whether you interrupt it or not the next thing you see is the screen
> scrolling with the following message "stray interrupt: vector 0x18, ipl 31".
> The only way to stop the loop is to halt the cpu. I have used this same
> cd-rom to install OpenVMS on this same system as well my other Vax 4000/300
> with no problems.
> 
> Does anyone out there have any ideas??? Suggestions??? Hints??? or ran
> into this problem before???
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> Thank You,
> 
> Jim Munroe
> jmunroe@nbnet.nb.ca
> 
> 
> 
> 
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