Re: issues with netbsd-8 and simh-vax

[Björn Johannesson <rherdware%yahoo.com@localhost>]

Hi.

I would guess it's the same problem I encountered.
The kernel is too big and overwrites the bootloader.
Please see the thread "No go booting netbsd-8 on VLC"
here http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-vax/2017/07/thread1.html

/B
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On Sat, 3/10/18, matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost> wrote:

 Subject: issues with netbsd-8 and simh-vax
 To: port-vax%netbsd.org@localhost
 Date: Saturday, March 10, 2018, 2:03 AM
 
 hi folks.
 
 
 i can't boot -8 in simh using the
 microvax3900 emulation.  at
 the end of kernel loading, it gets into
 a stray interrupt loop:
 
 >> NetBSD/vax boot [1.12 (Thu
 Mar  8 03:36:42 UTC 2018)] <<
 >> Press any key to abort
 autoboot 4
 getdisklabel: no disk label
 nfs_open: must mount first.
 open netbsd.vax: No such file or
 directory
 > boot netbsd
 getdisklabel: no disk label
 nfs_open: must mount first.
 3462484+211660 [232576+219195stray
 interrupt: vector 0x18, ipl 31
 stray interrupt: vector 0x18, ipl 31
 stray interrupt: vector 0x18, ipl 31
 [ ... forever ... ]
 
 this same setup works with
 netbsd-7.  any ideas?
 
 
 .mrg.