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BlackCoffeeDrinker picked up a MicroVAX 3100 M40, and gave me (NCommander), access to it. These are my notes, write-ups and adventures as I go through this machine. | BlackCoffeeDrinker picked up a MicroVAX 3100 M40, and gave me (NCommander), access to it. I am accessing this machine entirely remotely. Currently, only console and networking is plugged in, although there's a 4 GiB DEC SCSI hard drive that appears to have been used as a scratch partition. | ||
These are my notes, write-ups and adventures as I go through this machine. | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
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* Currently not booting Ultrix 4.5 from network | * Currently not booting Ultrix 4.5 from network | ||
* HDD read successful, appears to be a scratch drive from use in a VAXCluster(?) | * HDD read successful, appears to be a scratch drive from use in a VAXCluster(?) | ||
* Identified problem in lcg0 which is a framebuffer device thaqt this VAX does not have. It's not active on the install kernel | |||
== The Plan == | == The Plan == | ||
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== Screenshots == | == Screenshots == | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:Vax 8k keys.png|VAX running dnetc -bench | |||
</gallery> | |||
Latest revision as of 15:44, 28 April 2024
BlackCoffeeDrinker picked up a MicroVAX 3100 M40, and gave me (NCommander), access to it. I am accessing this machine entirely remotely. Currently, only console and networking is plugged in, although there's a 4 GiB DEC SCSI hard drive that appears to have been used as a scratch partition.
These are my notes, write-ups and adventures as I go through this machine.
Current Status
- Successfully netbooted into NetBSD 7.1
- Currently not booting Ultrix 4.5 from network
- HDD read successful, appears to be a scratch drive from use in a VAXCluster(?)
- Identified problem in lcg0 which is a framebuffer device thaqt this VAX does not have. It's not active on the install kernel
The Plan
Right now, I'm looking to get NetBSD 10 running on it.
Screenshots
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VAX running dnetc -bench
