Subject: Re: 1.2G is my friend.
To: None <zach@acsu.buffalo.edu>
From: David Evans <dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca>
List: port-vax
Date: 06/27/1997 11:50:09
zach@acsu.buffalo.edu wrote:
>
>
> Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't compiling a 'generic'
> kernel on any one of a uVaxII, vs2k, vs3k produce a kernel which will
> run on all of the supported lines, since they each contain support
> for the cpus (as listed VAX630, VAX650, VAX730 ....)
>
Yes, that should be the case, although you can't just 'dd' the kernel to a
floppy and boot from it.
> > is PPP supported (as in, my vax dialing my ISP)?
>
> PPP was in 1.1a (and still works great for me). I don't recall seeing
> anything that said it'd been dropped.
>
PPP on the console port has always been somewhat FUBAR--I think that's what
he was talking about.
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