> Hi
> 
> 	How much of the snapshot in ftp.netbsd.org:/pub/NetBSD/arch
> /vax/snapshoot
> do you have to download to get a system that boots and displays 
> a login promt on a vs2000?
> 
Because the snapshot is just tar-files of the different directories
in the filesystem, I would recommend unpacking all of them.
(maybe except games :-). After that you can remove the parts that
you maybe don't need, like /usr/share/dict.

> 	Also does this snapshot contain the sources for the
> kernel .. in particular the sources with the diffs that allow one to
> recompile the system to make bootable images for the vs2000.
> (This being a starting point to try and make the console 
> work on the same box .. not to mention giving somesort of
> insight into the vs2000 hardware)
> 
The kernel are compiled out of -current; so you can just fetch
the normal sources and compile. There are no diffs, everything
you need are in the source tree.
When talking about console support: The QVSS/QDSS drivers from
4.4BSD are already in the source tree, and they may be a good
starting point. The DECstation port (pmax) does already have 
working console support, and those machines are very similar, so
it may be a good idea to look at that port.

-- Ragge