Re: VAX station 4000 boot disk

[Hans Rosenfeld <rosenfeld%grumpf.hope-2000.org@localhost>]

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 09:56:37AM +0100, Anders Magnusson wrote:
> On 02/15/2012 09:35 AM, Hans Rosenfeld wrote:
> >On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 09:13:40AM +0100, Martin Husemann wrote:
> >>It seems the disk in my VS 4000 has died - it does an endless loop of
> >>
> >>-DK0:
> >>   83 SYS BOOT
> >>
> >>-DK0:
> >>   83 SYS BOOT
> >>...
> >>
> >>The machine next to the vax is so loud I can't clearly tell wether the
> >>disk spins up, but it takes a noticable delay in "show dev" untill it
> >>prints the identification.
> >>
> >>Now what do I replace it with - are there any ROM limitations I should 
> >>know
> >>about? Can I likely boot from a flash card connected via a SCSI<->CF
> >>adaptor?
> >IIRC the ROM limitations existed only on older 3100 VAXen. My 4k90
> >detects its 18GB disk correctly and never had any problems with it.
> It may have to do with firmware version also.  Firmware update was
> available at gatekeeper? IIRC. I have had it somewhere but cannot
> find it right now.

I keep my copy at http://headcrashers.org/cougar_fw.zip, just in case I
need it... :)


Hans


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