"Kaj-Michael Lang" wrote:

> I'm having some big problems getting it to boot. It's start to load a kernel
> ok but when it starts executing all I get is the copyright messages and
> after that, nothing.

Which kernel/release are you using?  Are you booting off disk or
netbooting?  And exactly how far do you get with the messages?  A 3100
boot should look something like:

	Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
	    The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
	Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
	    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.

	NetBSD 1.4R (MONA) #437: Thu Feb  3 10:54:52 EST 2000
	    simonb@mona:/NetBSD/src/sys/arch/pmax/compile/MONA
	DECstation 3100 (PMAX)
	total memory = 24576 KB
	avail memory = 19992 KB
	using 332 buffers containing 1328 KB of memory
	mainbus0 (root)
	cpu0 at mainbus0
	cpu0: MIPS R3000 CPU Rev. 2.0 with MIPS R3010 FPC Rev. 3.0
	cpu0: 64KB Instruction, 64KB Data, direct mapped cache
	ibus0 at mainbus0
	pm0 at ibus0 addr 0xfc00000: 1024x864x1
	dc0 at ibus0 addr 0x1c000000
	le0 at ibus0 addr 0x18000000: address 08:00:2b:1c:27:4c
	le0: 32 receive buffers, 8 transmit buffers
	le0: supplying EUI64: 08:00:2b:ff:fe:1c:27:4c
	sii0 at ibus0 addr 0x1a000000: target 6
	mcclock0 at ibus0 addr 0x1d000000: mc146818 or compatible
	Beginning old-style SCSI device autoconfiguration
	sii_StartCmd: timeout cs 440 ds 1000 cnt 10000
	rz0 at sii0 drive 0 slave 0 DEC RZ23L    (C) DEC rev 2528 (SCSI-1)
	rz0: 116MB, 1523 cyl, 4 head, 39 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 237588 sectors
	rz4 at sii0 drive 4 slave 0 DEC RRD42   (C) DEC rev 4.3d (SCSI-2)
	IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing.

Has the machine ever worked to your knowledge?

Simon.