I have a VAXstation 2000 (KA410) that was previously running NetBSD 1.3.2
and was able to see the hard disk:

% uname -a
NetBSD vax 1.3.2 NetBSD 1.3.2 (GENERIC) #0: Sat May 30 12:55:49 CEST 1998
ragge@subzero:/mnt/users/ragge/1.3/usr/src/sys/arch/vax/compile/GENERIC vax
% 
% /sbin/dmesg
NetBSD 1.3.2 (GENERIC) #0: Sat May 30 12:55:49 CEST 1998
    ragge@subzero:/mnt/users/ragge/1.3/usr/src/sys/arch/vax/compile/GENERIC

realmem = 6160384
avail mem = 3534848
Using 300 buffers containing 307200 bytes of memory.
backplane0 (root)
cpu0 at backplane0: VAXstation 2000
vsbus0 at backplane0
device dc at vsbus0 unsupported
device dc (xmit) at vsbus0 unsupported
le0 at vsbus0: address 08:00:2b:0e:4b:05
le0: 32 receive buffers, 8 transmit buffers
probing for SCSI controller at 0x200c0080...
result: 0xffffff00 (-256)
unexpected/strange result 0x0 during probe.
probing for SCSI controller at 0x200c0080...
result: 0xffffff00 (-256)
unexpected/strange result 0x0 during probe.
device ncr at vsbus0 unsupported
hdc0 at vsbus0
rd0 at hdc0 drive 0
rd0: RD54, 152 MB, 311256 LBN, 1225 cyl, 15 head, 17 sect/track
command 0x25 completed with status 0x38
command 0x25 completed with status 0x38
boot device: le0


Now when I boot NetBSD 1.4.1 I dont get rd0, but have gainned a scsi bus 
instead! :

% uname -a
NetBSD vax 1.4.1 NetBSD 1.4.1 (GENERIC) #1: Tue Dec 30 23:49:29 PST 1969
abs@vaccination:/home/1.4/sys/arch/vax/compile/GENERIC vax
% 
% /sbin/dmesg
NetBSD 1.4.1 (GENERIC) #1: Tue Dec 30 23:49:29 PST 1969
    abs@vaccination:/home/1.4/sys/arch/vax/compile/GENERIC

VAXstation 2000
realmem = 6275072
avail mem = 3620864
Using 76 buffers containing 311296 bytes of memory.
mainbus0 (root)
cpu0 at mainbus0: KA410
vsbus0 at mainbus0
vsbus0: interrupt mask 8
dz0 at vsbus0 csr 0x200a0000 vec 304 ipl 14 maskbit 6
dz0: 4 lines
lkc0 at dz0
ncr0 at vsbus0 csr 0x200c0080 vec 770 ipl 14 maskbit 1
scsibus0 at ncr0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
ln0 at vsbus0 csr 0x200e0000 vec 120 ipl 14 maskbit 5
ln0: address 08:00:2b:0e:4b:05
smg0 at vsbus0 csr 0x200f0000 vec 104 ipl 14 maskbit 3
wsdisplay0 at smg0
wsdisplay0: screen 0 added (128x57, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 1 added (128x57, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 2 added (128x57, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 3 added (128x57, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 4 added (128x57, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 5 added (128x57, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 6 added (128x57, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 7 added (128x57, vt100 emulation)
boot device: ln0


Anybody know how I get rd0 back again??  ..Thanks.

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        Andy Farkas
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