Subject: Monitor HELP for VS3100 & Vax Port ETA (fwd)
To: None <port-vax@NetBSD.ORG>
From: David <david@mono.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 02/02/1996 13:19:05
> From psapp@cnct.comFri Feb 2 13:11:56 1996
> Subject: Monitor HELP for VS3100 & Vax Port ETA
>
>
> Pardon the gibberish:mask off high bit, Word Star Sux!
>
(while(<>) { tr:\x80-\xFF:\x00-x\7f:; print; }... I like perl :)
> I finall got a monitor that will run on the VS 3100 M76
> SPX. Wonderful! Here comes the fun part. I need an OS. Has anyone
> an ETA concerning NetBSD w/ C compiler for VS3100 machines and C
> source for Samba? I am looking to link this beast to a network of
> (yecch) Wintel boxes just for the hell of it. I am stuck with
> having to use a 1.44 MB flopp (RX23) as a boot device.
>
I haven't heard of any work on a port to any VaxStation yet...
Just for reference, what other vax machines are people working
on porting netbsd onto?
Once you have a box running NetBSD samba should just compile
'out of the box'...
> I got a DEC VAXstation 3100 up to monitor level. Would
> anyone be willing as to posting or e-mailing me a list of what
> can be done from the monitor level. There was no OS on the hard
> drives. I am in the process of hacking trial/error on the TEST
> codes. I have alread reformatted the HDD's with TEST 75 and had
> verified the flopp format w/ TEST 76 (kludged drive interface
> and mounting). Thanks.
>
uhh.. pass :)
David/abs (david@mono.org)
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