Subject: VAXstation 4000 VLC disk boot problems
To: None <port-vax@netbsd.org>
From: Andreas Gustafsson <gson@gson.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 12/18/2002 20:12:35
I just got my first VAX, a VAXstation 4000 VLC. I have successfully
cross-built NetBSD-current on an i386, booted the VLC diskless using
MOP, and installed NetBSD on disk by running sysinst from the diskless
boot (the machine did not come with a disk but I installed a 2 gig
Seagate).
The problem is, I can't make it boot from the disk. Here's what
happens:
>>> show dev
VMS/VMB ADDR DEVTYPE NUMBYTES RM/FX WP DEVNAM REV
------- ---- ------- -------- ----- -- ------ ---
ESA0 08-00-2B-23-6C-02
DKA0 A/0/0 DISK 2.14GB FX ST32430 0320
..HostID.. A/6 INITR
>>> show boot
BOOT = DKA0
>>> boot
-DKA0
83 BOOT SYS
-DKA0
83 BOOT SYS
-DKA0
83 BOOT SYS
-DKA0
83 BOOT SYS
(repeat ad infinitum)
I have tried manually reinstalling the bootblocks using both
installboot and disklabel -B, to no avail.
Any clues?
--
Andreas Gustafsson, gson@gson.org