By using a hacked console cable, I managed to get the vs2k to netboot.  Yay.

It doesn't appear to care about the colour graphics board.

3 problems though.  Kernel version is 1.3.2 (05/30/98)

(A full startup sequence is at the end of this message)

Problem 1:  le0 timeout
-----------------------

The ethernet controller is always timeing out.  Is this due to running the
system discless and overloading the ethernet, or do my cables just stink?
Anyway, I can't keep the system up for more than an hour because of this.

Problem 2:  NetBSD think's it's 1970
------------------------------------

Actually, Mon Jun 22 23:39:48 PDT 1970

Which was the actual time of day, minus 18 years.  Resetting the date only
works until reboot.

Problem 3:  Can't find the SCSI controller:
-------------------------------------------

probing for SCSI controller at 0x200c0080...
result: 0xffffffff (-1)
unexpected/strange result 0x0 during probe.
probing for SCSI controller at 0x200c0080...
result: 0xffffffff (-1)
unexpected/strange result 0x0 during probe.
device ncr at vsbus0 unsupported

So, what does that mean?  I have nothing hooked up to the 50 pin connector
inside the vax.  Also, why does the result (-1) and the unexpected/strange
result (0) not match?  That's kinda bizarre.

Is the problem that:

- device ncr really isn't supported
- i need a terminated chain of devices on the scsi port for it to be
detected
- i need the expansion box scsi interface (the card with the centronics-50
and the 50 pin ribbon cable on it) for it to work at all
- i have to get a newer kernel

Anyway, it's 100% better than VMS.

Dave.

--

>>> b esa0

-ESA0

>> NetBSD/vax boot [980530 13:32] <<
: /netbsd

boot: client IP address: 192.168.1.2
boot: client name: vs2000
root addr=192.168.1.1 path=/netbsd/vax
724992+38912+76744 start 0xa1ad8
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998
    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 1.3.2 (GENERIC) #0: Sat May 30 12:55:49 CEST 1998
    ragge@subzero:/mnt/users/ragge/1.3/usr/src/sys/arch/vax/compile/GENERIC

realmem = 6160384
avail mem = 3534848
Using 300 buffers containing 307200 bytes of memory.
backplane0 (root)
cpu0 at backplane0: MicroVAX 2000
vsbus0 at backplane0
device dc at vsbus0 unsupported
device dc (xmit) at vsbus0 unsupported
le0 at vsbus0: address 08:00:2b:0b:17:55
le0: 32 receive buffers, 8 transmit buffers
probing for SCSI controller at 0x200c0080...
result: 0xffffffff (-1)
unexpected/strange result 0x0 during probe.
probing for SCSI controller at 0x200c0080...
result: 0xffffffff (-1)
unexpected/strange result 0x0 during probe.
device ncr at vsbus0 unsupported
hdc0 at vsbus0
rd0 at hdc0 drive 0
rd0: RD53, 68 MB, 138720 LBN, 1024 cyl, 8 head, 17 sect/track
command 0x25 completed with status 0x38
command 0x25 completed with status 0x38
boot device: le0
nfs_boot: trying RARP (and RPC/bootparam)
nfs_boot: client_addr=0xc0a80102
nfs_boot: server_addr=0xc0a80101
nfs_boot: hostname=vs2000
root on linux:/netbsd/vax
Clock has lost 10226 day(s) - CHECK AND RESET THE DATE.
root file system type: nfs
Automatic boot in progress: starting file system checks.
mount: /: unknown special file or file system.
setting tty flags
starting network
hostname: vs2000
domainname: hamilton.ca
configuring network interfaces:.
WARNING:  no swap space configured!
install: unknown group utmp
starting system logger
checking for core dump...
Jun 22 23:39:10 vs2000 syslogd: /var/run/utmp: No such file or directory
savecore: no core dump (no dumpdev)
starting rpc daemons: portmap.
starting nfs daemons:.
creating runtime link editor directory cache.
checking quotas: done.
building databases...
clearing /tmp
updating motd.
standard daemons: update cron.
starting network daemons: inetd.
starting local daemons:.
Mon Jun 22 23:39:48 PDT 1970
Jun 22 23:39:15 vs2000 last message repeated 33 times
Jun 22 23:39:49 vs2000 init: kernel security level changed from 0 to 1
Jun 22 23:39:49 vs2000 syslogd: /var/run/utmp: No such file or directory

NetBSD/vax (vs2000) (console)

login:


-----Original Message-----
From: Anders Magnusson <ragge@ludd.luth.se>
To: davidh@vytalnet.com <davidh@vytalnet.com>
Cc: ragge@ludd.luth.se <ragge@ludd.luth.se>; DSEAGRAV@toad.xkl.com
<DSEAGRAV@toad.xkl.com>; port-vax@netbsd.org <port-vax@netbsd.org>
Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: Netbooting a VS2K


>>
>> Yes, it's a colour graphics board.  Do I:
>>
>> a- leave it in there & use a serial console?
>> a- remove it & use a serial console?
>>
>It is a mistake by me that it doesn't work on the serial console when
>it discards that there is a unsupported graphics card. I will fix
>this soon. Until then you cannot use the kernel. I doubt that it
>works if you remove the color option.
>
>-- Ragge
>