Subject: Re: largest disk in a vs4000/90
To: None <arcarlini@iee.org>
From: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 07/18/2003 14:04:55
On 7/18/03 1:59 PM, "Antonio Carlini" <arcarlini@iee.org> wrote:
>> so i should just go nab an 18G or 36G disk, toss it in, and
>> see if it works. ;)
>
> Absolutely, although you'll have to deliberately arrange things
> such that the NetBSD boot will be obliged to pull most of its
> stuff out of a partition near the end of the disk.
>
> I don't know if that would be easier to arrange with NetBSD
> or OpenVMS.
>
> Be sure to let us know exactly which disk(s) you test - when they
> become cheap enough that people will just give them away I
> need to know so I can replace the 4 RZ29Bs in my own -90!
I have two 50pin 18GB disks which are idle. I've been planning on putting
in my VS4000/90A but haven't gotten around to it.
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