Re: Installing NetBSD on a MicroVax 3900

[Dave McGuire <mcguire%neurotica.com@localhost>]

On Jun 6, 2008, at 10:31 AM, Mr Ian Primus wrote:
> I now have a MicroVax 3900. I have cleaned the dust out of the  
> system, replaced the battery, and built a console cable. It works,  
> and I can get to the chevron prompt. The machine has:
...
> Now, here's my problem. I want to get an OS loaded on this machine.  
> I have a friend that has a DEC CD boot server, and I can drive my  
> system over there, hook it up, and probably get VMS installed - and  
> I do plan to load VMS at some point. But, in the mean time, I would  
> love to get NetBSD working on this. But... how to do it? In my  
> previous experiments with my MicroVax II, I tried to install NetBSD  
> from tape using the instructions in the FAQ. And I learned several  
> things. Namely, that the TK50 is an incredibly slow device, and  
> that NetBSD/VAX no longer has a working method of booting or  
> installing from tape.

  Well you just turn up everywhere nowadays, don't you Ian. ;)  I  
agree with Jim's assertion that netbooting is probably your easiest  
option.  It shouldn't give you any trouble.

  Hey, are you gonna cut me those Apple ][ floppies?   *poke*   
*prod* ;)

           -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL