In-Reply-To: <Pine.SGI.3.95.980930172752.10860B-100000@world.std.com>
> On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Anders Magnusson wrote:
> 
> > > When I boot the Linux system seems the MOP request, the MV gets the 
> > > boot loaded, determines its IP address and downloads the kernel but 
> > > as soon as it starts the system seems to hang. No copyright message 
> > > or anything appears. The MV is so hung that even the reset button 
> > > doesn't work and I have to power it off.
> > > 
> > > Where have I gone wrong?
> 
> > With 1.3.2, you must have serial console. In -current and with the
> > Black-and-White framebuffer you can use the console.

It's a MicroVax, not a VaxStation...

> 
> I also don't believe that serial console ever worked properly on the
> MV3100/10/10e/20/20e.  The machines boot okay, but you'll have to edit
> your system files to allow in telnet/rlogin sessions as the root user.

By serial console do you mean a VT terminal plugged into the machine? If 
so, that's what I'm using.

I don't think the machine is getting as far as trying to use the terminal. 
Looking at the bootparamd messages, it doesn't get a request for the swap 
file, only for root.

> 
> An original message on this is buried somewhere in the past year of
> port-vax archives.  I'll see if I can find the original.
> 
> > > P.S. Is anybody working on the 3100/40 port? I've got a couple of 
> > > these just waiting...
> 
> > They should "just work"...
> 
> That depends on whether he means MV3100/40's or VS3100/40's.  The
> VAXstation 3100/40 is supported just like the VAXstation 3100/30 since
> the 40 and 30 are identical except for the 40 having a larger case.

It's a MicroVax 3100/40. :-(

> 
> -brian.
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