Subject: Re: DEC7000-610
To: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
From: Mattias Nordlund <mathew@eagle.y.se>
List: port-alpha
Date: 08/23/2000 21:07:29
On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Jason R Thorpe wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 05:33:20PM +0200, Mattias Nordlund wrote:
> 
>  > I have obtained a DEC7000-610 and I wonder how far away support for these
>  > beasts are in NetBSD?
> 
> Yow, a DEC7000 (Cobra, right?)
Not sure what name it had, could be Cobra.

> 
> I haven't even thought about doing support for the Cobra (yet).
If you wan't, I could mayby set up some sort of boot enviroment and access
to the console.. 

> 
> The VAX port is currently getting XMI support ... let's wait and see
> what they come up with.
The XMI on the VAX6000 (wich NetBSD are about to support) and the 7000 is
wery differnet what I know, in terms of the CPU communacting with the BUS.

> 
>  > Config:
>  > DEC7000-610
>  > Single 200 MHz EV4 cpu, 4 MB cache (E2040-YA)
>  > Dual 128 MB memory cards
>  > XMI box with:
>  > DEMNA Ethernet.
>  > CIXCD Cluster Interconnect (low-rev, not recognized by the Alpha cpu)
>  > KFMSA DSSI controller.
>  > 
>  > I also have a small problem, I don't have a working disk controller for
>  > it, I only have CIXCD (CI cluster card) and a KFMSA (DSSI, only works on
>  > VAX). I'm looking for a FZMSA (SCSI card for XMI) or KDM70 (SDI card for
>  > XMI) and as a last resort KFMSB (DSSI, works with Alpha), does anyone know
>  > a source for free or cheap cards?
>  > 
>  > Sincerly Mattias Nordlund
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
> 
> -- 
>         -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
>