Subject: Re: 4gig HD limit on VAXstation 4000/60?
To: John Maier <jmaier@midamerica.net>
From: Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@Xtrmntr.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 02/15/2002 00:19:44
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On Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 05:02:02PM -0600, John Maier wrote:
> I had a 4gig Seagate Baracuda SCSI 2 (68pin) HD left from an upgrade,
> so I threw a 68->50 pin converter on it and stuck it in my VS4000/60,
> installed NetBSD on it.
>=20
> Did the >>> b dka0...wait...back to a prompt, nothing, no boot.  I
> installed again....samething.  It works fine on my 1 gig.
>=20
> Before one blames the drive, I put it in my Decstation 3000/300,
> install NetBSD and it boots great.

do you have a / partition smaller than noted 1gb, per chance?

regards,

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