Re: Installing NetBSD on a MicroVax 3900

[Michael Schneider <ms%vaxcluster.de@localhost>]

Johnny Billquist wrote:
> Christer O. Andersson skrev:
> > > Also, is there any chance at all that NetBSD 4.0 is going to work?
> > >
> > > -Ian
> >
> > To the best of my knowledge, current works. Including mopd. Don't know
> > about 4.0.
>
> Bah. Last I tried, I couldn't even compile current for a VAX. Even less 
> if I tried native.
>
>     Johnny

4.0 works, and current works. It (current) even compiles itself, as long
as you're using the 4.0 compiler/toolchain.
I actually did this, last week or so... just for fun, on a 4000/700.
With X11! (don't know why, masochism probably...)
So, i can confirm this.

But, as someone else already pointed out: the new boot loaders ("boot"
and "boot.mop"), do not work since at least 1.6.
I am using the 1.5.3 boot loaders with no problems yet.

(sorry, i've probably never introduced myself. Have been lurking for
years, and i do have a few Vaxen to try NetBSD on, from time to time)

Greetings
ms


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