> 
> I think this is a very valid complaint.  Quite a few people have been
> bitten by this problem already.  There should be warnings on the VAX
> port pages, there should be addendums to all the relevant old release
> notes and READMEs for the releases, and the directory:
> 
>   ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/vax/kernels/
> 
> Should, at the very least, have a README warning of the problem with the
> relevant kernels and affected machines.
> 
I have removed the pre-1.6 kernels from the ftpsite now.

> Even though the problem has been fixed with 1.6 and later kernels, there
> are still plenty of older NetBSD/vax install CD-ROMs in circulation, and
> the older versions are accessible from the net.  The risk of this sort
> of problem still very much exists.
> 
Yes, it does. Fortunately (?) the only things that happens to the eeprom
is that a error message get corrupted.

> Over the next few days, I'll see what I can find out.  I'll also put
> together some documentation changes and see if I can get someone with a
> NetBSD project account to have them placed on the official site.
> 
Good!

-- Ragge