Subject: Re: Success story + problems
To: None <port-vax@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Allison J Parent <allisonp@world.std.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 05/22/1997 12:48:20
> ...uhh, so if there is a SCSI driver, how can you say that only MFM disks
> are supported?!
>
> Jason R. Thorpe thorpej@nas.nasa.go
Simple, while the SCSI device is there and operable the rom driver only
supports boots from the then (1985) SCSI device being a TK50 tape.
All the other boots in rom are for net(mop) and MFM disks via the onboard
controller for that. Now if you load via mop or floppy a small chunk of
code to boot via SCSI disk it will!
So yes SCSI is supported only to the extent of the OS used. FYI: VMS of the
time (V4.x/V5.X) only supported that system for TK50 tape via scsi. THe
diags (MDM) would also boot(very slowly too!) via tk50 on that system.
Allison