I tried booting the NetBSD 1.6 (current) kernal last week on my 
VAX 4000-500 last week from tape and got the exact error message Tim is 
getting.

I don't have a KZQSA yet.  I'm running with 3 RF72 drives and a TF86
tape drive.  The one thing I do have in common with Tim's machine is 
the configuration of the 2 64MB memory cards.

I've been (still am) running VMS on this system almost 24/7 for the 
past 3 years and _love_ this machine.

Just FYI as I'm interested in NetBSD on this family of machines too.

Joseph

On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Tim wrote:

> Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 22:08:58 +1000
> From: Tim <timc@optushome.com.au>
> To: vax <port-vax@netbsd.org>
> Subject: RE: VAX 4000-300 For sale in Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
> 
> 
> I just picked it up!
> 
> I am new to the VAX 4000 series (have a couple of VAXStations 
> 3100s), but it all seems to be in working order. Its currently 
> running VMS 5.5, although I can only find Standalone backup 
> system on it.
> 
> It has a KZQSA (Q-Bus SCSI) so I have been trying to boot
> NetBSD 1.5.2 from CD-ROM, but having some problems, see below.
> 
> Is the KZQSA supported (I noticed the KFQSA is)?
> or should I just netboot it.
> 
> Also the SHAC DSSI Disk controller is listed as both supported
> and NOT supported on the Supported hardware page?
> 
> Any help greatly appreciated,
> Tim.
> 
> KA670-A V3.7, VMB 2.12
> Performing normal system tests.
> 66..65..64..63..62..61..60..59..58..57..56..55..54..53..52..51..
> 50..49..48..47..46..45..44..43..42..41..40..39..38..37..36..35..
> 34..33..32..31..30..29..28..27..26..25..24..23..22..21..20..19..
> 18..17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..09..08..07..06..05..04..03..
> Tests completed.
> >>>show mem
> Memory 0: 00000000 to 03FFFFFF, 64MB, 0 bad pages
> Memory 1: 04000000 to 07FFFFFF, 64MB, 0 bad pages
> 
> Total of 128MB, 0 bad pages, 160 reserved pages
> >>>show dev
> DSSI Bus 0 Node 0 (PIRL0)
> -DIA0 (RF71)
> 
> DSSI Bus 0 Node 4 (PIRL4)
> -DIA4 (RF72)
> 
> DSSI Bus 0 Node 7 (*)
> 
> DSSI Bus 1 Node 6 (*)
> 
> SCSI Adapter 0 (761300), SCSI ID 7
> -DKA0 (DEC RRD42)
> 
> UQSSP Tape Controller 0 (774500)
> 
> UQSSP Tape Controller 1 (760404)
> -?
> 
> Ethernet Adapter
> -EZA0 (08-00-2B-28-05-FD)
> >>>
> 
> >>>boot dka0
> >> NetBSD/vax boot [Aug 19 2001 05:57:49] <<
> >> Press any key to abort autoboot 0
> stray interrupt: vector 0x4, ipl 31
> stray interrupt: vector 0x18, ipl 31
> stray interrupt: vector 0x18, ipl 31
> stray interrupt: vector 0x18, ipl 31
> stray interrupt: vector 0x18, ipl 31
> stray interrupt: vector 0x18, ipl 31
> stray interrupt: vector 0x18, ipl 31
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: port-vax-owner@netbsd.org [mailto:port-vax-owner@netbsd.org]On
> Behalf Of Collin Baillie
> Sent: Saturday, 6 July 2002 9:50 PM
> To: vax
> Subject: VAX 4000-300 For sale in Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
> 
> 
> Just found this online. Anyone in Melbourne interested?
> 
> http://au.page.sold.yahoo.com/au/auction/511128720
> 
> Collin
> 
>