On Tuesday, October 26, 2004 06:54 am, Robert Nestor wrote:
> The macppc instructions are basically correct but should have an
> 	" output" screen
> line added to the bootscript right before the boot line.  This corrects
> a problem that kept most newer macs from booting successfully.  I've
> verified that this works in -current and it doesn't hurt anything in
> booting older macs that worked without this addition.
>
> The VAX instructions don't seem to work.  I believe the problem is that
> the kernel file  copied to the root directory shouldn't be gunzip'd; it
> should just be named "netbsd.vax". Doing this will make a CD that is
> the same as the 1.6.2 CD that does boot.

it's the 1.5.x versions that boot, not the 1.6.x

>
> -bob

> > From: 	Brian A. Seklecki <lavalamp@spiritual-machines.org>
> > To: 	port-vax@netbsd.org
> > Subject: 	Updated VAX Bootable CD-ROM Instructions? (fwd)
> > Date: 	Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:59:21 -0400
> > All:
> >
> > Per the message below, in the interest of prudence, I'd like to check
> > in
> > with other active port maintainers / developers on the same subject;
> > specifically, some of the more exotic(1) ports.
> >
> > With regards to:
> > http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/bootcd.html#vaximage
> >
> > 1) Are these instructions still valid?
> > 2) Are there any notes / caveats / changes related to the upcoming 2.0
> > release?
> > 3) To help me improve the docs, could someone please send me the
> > script(1) output of the process so that I may include any stdout/stderr
> > message of importance that may be beneficial.
> >
> > 1. Defined as "exotic" if I have haven't had the pleasure of working
> > with due to lack of hardware access. =)

for vax use simh to test the ISO; http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ , also in 
pkgsrc

> >
> > Thanks,
> > ~Brian

	Jonathan Kollasch