Subject: Re: VS4k90 PROM damage / Re: boot errors on VS4000
To: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis@mcmanis.com>
From: Anders Magnusson <ragge@ludd.luth.se>
List: port-vax
Date: 03/11/2002 12:37:29
> Hey Ragge,
> 
> I've got a VS4K90 that "developed" this problem simply by netbooting NetBSD 
> on it. Its a real problem and does deserve mention on the web page...
> 
Good idea, I'll add a note about it.

-- Ragge

> --Chuck
> 
> At 07:41 PM 3/10/02 +0100, Anders Magnusson wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey, I am really disappointed here! NetBSD puts this hardware on their
> > > "Supported System Models" list, and it does permanent damage to the PROM?
> > > Somehow, I feel ripped off.
> > >
> >I haven't been able to actually reproduce the problem, and at least
> >one of my machines had this problem even before I installed NetBSD
> >on it. Dumping the prom before and after I installed NetBSD showed
> >no difference, so it may as well be something else.
> >
> >-- Ragge
> 
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