Subject: Re: CMD disks (was Re: Need GENERIC kernel for 4000/500
To: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis@mcmanis.com>
From: Johnny Billquist <bqt@update.uu.se>
List: port-vax
Date: 03/28/2001 19:51:19
On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Chuck McManis wrote:

> For another data point, I've got a CMD CQD-443 in my 3400 that I'm doing 
> the DSSI development work on and it boots just fine from it. Further, since 
> the new booter just uses the ROM boot code, if something could boot _any_ 
> OS it should boot NetBSD (at least get it to the point where the first 
> stage booter runs). I've got a 223 (non-Sbox version) that I can stick in a 
> machine and try it.

My problems with my CQD-220 isn't that it don't boot, but that it hangs
after a while (the system, that is).

	Johnny

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