Subject: Re: VAX 3100 installation - need help!
To: Peter Garay <pgaray@bigfoot.com>
From: Tatiana A. Zhdanova (Mouse) <antonymouse@home.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 11/21/1999 15:42:55
Hello,
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Garay <pgaray@bigfoot.com>
To: Anton V. Goldberg <antonymouse@home.com>
Sent: ноября 21 1999 г. 14:16
Subject: Re: VAX 3100 installation - need help!


> On Sun, 21 Nov 1999, Anton V. Goldberg wrote:
>
> There is some special block length you have to use when you create the
tape
> (512? not sure...)

I did that when I prepared the tape. BTW, I tried boot rom()netbsd and got a
line with
xxxxxx+yyyyyyy+zzzzzz=0xkkkkkk
and that was it. No more activity after that.
HELP!

Anton
>
> > Hello, All,
> > I'm installing NetBsd on VaxServer 3100. I was able to create the boot
tape
> > and boot from it up to the point of following:
> > >>NetBSD/vax boot [date] <<
> > >> Press any key to abort autoboot #
> >
> > after that no matter what I do - abort autoboot or go ahead and let it
boot
> > itself I'm getting the message:
> >
> > Command filed: Unknown error: code 32768037
> >
> > It goes like :
> > > boot netbsd
> > Command filed: Unknown error: code 32768037
> > >
> >
> > So what to do now? How can I make the installation?
> >
> > Some hardware info:
> > Vax Server 3100 (KA41-E cpu)
> > 24M of memory.
> > Tape is TZ-30.
> > I took boot image from 1.4.1 set. Filename is boot.fs
> >
> > Anton.