Subject: Re: Serial console 3100/M30?
To: Jorgen Pehrson <jp@spektr.ludvika.se>
From: Anders Magnusson <ragge@ludd.luth.se>
List: port-vax
Date: 12/07/1998 19:08:46
> Hi,
> I was just given an old 3100/M30 with 8MB RAM and a monochrome
> framebuffer. I thought it would be a shame to let them throw the system
> away so I rescued it. I was thinking of running NetBSD on this computer.
> I've been able to make it netboot, but I've got one problem (or maybe not,
> you decide... :)
> 
>  83 BOOT SYS
> -ESA0
> >> NetBSD/vax boot [980110 22:29] <<
> :/netbsd
> boot: client IP address: 138.227.74.23
> boot: client name: piroz
> root addr=138.227.74.11 path=/usr2/home2/infjope/vaxroot
> 700416+38912+75784 start 0x9c078
> [here all output stops at my monitor]
> 
[...]
> 
> (I'm using the kernel and bootstuff from the 1.3.2 distribution, btw)
> 
Try fetching the kernel from
ftp.netbsd.org:/pub/NetBSD/arch/vax/snapshot/19981201/binary/sets/kern.tgz
It should work with the graphic console.

-- Ragge