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> -----Original Message-----
> From: maximum entropy [mailto:entropy@tappedin.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 12:28 PM
> 
> 
> >From: NetBSD Bob <nbsdbob@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
> >Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 14:57:25 -0400 (EDT)
> >
> >Well, here I go again, another VAX....(:+}}...  this time a 4000 60
> >with 2 ram sticks (probably 32mb total) and a 1 gig HP drive and a
> >video board of some kind.
> >
> >IFF I pull the video board, is there anything strange 
> (switches to flip,
> >etc) in getting NetBSD up on it?
> 
> If you open the door on the lower right of the front of the machine,
> you'll see switch S3.  Put that in the up position for a serial
> console.  No need to pull the framebuffer.

Can you confirm which port to use (describe it's markings/physical location
on 
the box) when you set that switch?  Thanks.

Is the switch documented in the manual?  Just curious - I didn't see it on
my 4000/60 manual but
it may be my keen eyesight failing me again.

> 
> >I see an internal spot for what looks like a full height 
> drive of some
> >sort, or possibly a cdrom?  What can/does/should go there?  I did not
> >see any mount bracket though, but the bus cable has a 
> connector there.
> >I would suppose most anything could go there?
> 
> Yes, I think you could get a mounting kit to put a CD-ROM there.  I've
> never personally seen one with anything installed there though.

How are you booting the machine?  BOOTP?

> 
> >Is the 1.5.1 VAX bootcd iso ready yet?  IF so, I would like to burn
> >a copy instead of using 1.5, tonight.
> 
> I don't think 1.5.1 is out yet.  But you could use 1.5.1_BETA2 and
> then a later upgrate to 1.5.1 would be painless.
> 
> >(Yeah, I know, what do I need with another VAX... but, it was so cute
> > and orphaned, just sitting in the surplus 
> pile.....(:+\\..... I could
> > not just let it sit there......(:+}}...)
> 
> It's a nice machine...the fastest VAX I own...

And they ARE cute.   But my wife just wouldn't buy that when I brought mine
home.  

> 
> Cheers,
> entropy
> 
> --
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>