Subject: NetBSD 1.5 on uVAX II (Questions)
To: None <port-vax@netbsd.org>
From: Greg Ingram <ingram@symsys.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 12/22/2000 14:32:07
Howdy,
I haven't fiddled with my VAX lately. We had a power outage and my
suitable serial console was on the other side of the building and the
booter won't finish its countdown when the machine is coldstarted.
But I have been reading the list and now that I've hauled the VAX over to
Mouhamed, I'm back in business. So, a couple of questions:
1) Is 1.5 worth trying on a low-memory VAX? My system:
MicroVAX II
realmem = 11526144
avail mem = 8810496
Using 140 buffers containing 573440 bytes of memory.
2) I'm currently running a kernel named _SMIDGEN_ that some kind soul
built to remove all the stuff the uVAX II didn't need in order to save as
much memory as possible. Might somebody build such a kernel for 1.5?
3) Has the little problem with the booter not booting after a cold start
been found/fixed?
Regards,
- Greg