> Hello all!
> 
> Since the very recent changes in the NetBSD-Vax world (spin-up code, standalone
> DEBN* drivers) I'm just about ready to try my 8350. The problem is that
> it's been three years since I powered it up and a couple of years since
> my last uV-2000 netboot. The machine is located far away from here and I'm 
> not going to start driving there every day (gas is at $5/gallon or ~$1.4/liter).
> 
> So, how do I boot it ? I can setup the normal boot servers and the like, but
> do I need some RX50 console floppy magic ? I'll probably run it with
> nfsroot since those 2*RA81+RA82 aren't exactly "power-saving". Hey! There's a
> thought: apm+apmd with an 8600! Boggles the mind... 
> 
You will have no problem to mop-boot it from another machine, and it 
will work well with the root filesystem netmounted.
You need very late source code to make it work, though.

-- Ragge