Subject: Re: VS4000
To: None <mark@newpower.org, matt@3am-software.com>
From: Mark Redding <mark@newpower.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 04/24/2000 08:05:14
>Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 17:29:40 -0700
>To: "Mark Redding" <mark@newpower.org>
>From: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
>Subject: Re: VS4000
>Cc: port-vax@netbsd.org
>
>At 05:24 PM 4/23/00 , you wrote:
>>I have a Vax Station 4000 VLC which I'd like to run netbsd on....(yeah, yeah, I know that there is not CPU cache support yet).
>>I've taken 1.4.2 and then installed "-current" for kernel source as I found out that SCSI was supported on my SCSI card, I've also installed "-current" for config to get this support and hacked the source to get it to config and make cleanly.
>>My question is this. I've finally got a kernel that recognises my SCSI adapter and drive (according to dmesg anyway), but i get a "device not configured" message when I try to use disklabel the device. Anyone got any ideas what this could be. (P.S. I've issued a MAKEDEV many times, sone for all and others for sd).
>
>BTW, -current enable the VLC's cache too.
>
>what command are you using?
>
>disklabel sd0 should show something.
>
>I usually do 
>
>disklabel sd0 >/sd0.lbl
>
>vi /sd0.lbl
>
>disklabel -r -R sd0 sd0.lbl
>disklabel -B sd0
>
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>Matt Thomas               Internet:   matt@3am-software.com
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Mark Redding
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