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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!uunet!in2.uu.net!elvis.delphi.com!usenet From: "V. M. HAAS" <vhaas@beta.delphi.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Booting a MicroVax . . . Date: 14 Nov 1995 04:49:18 GMT Organization: Delphi Internet Services Lines: 66 Message-ID: <48974e$npv@tar.beta.delphi.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: slip8-206.beta.delphi.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (Windows; I; 16bit) People - This will be my initial attempt to configure and set-up a MicroVasII with netBSD. This is my situation: I have a (net-aware) Pentium box with Linux on-board. I have an (aging) uVAXII with all the proper components to begin the process. The uVAX configured as follows: KA630AA cpu MS630BB 4MB Memory (2) RQDXA Disk Controller RD54 Unit 0 RD51 Unit 1 DEQNA Ethernet DEQNA Ethernet TKXAA TK-50 tape drive The system currently is running Ultrix, but the O/S and Libraries have holes in them. Certain libraries are missing (including those for basic C compilation). Question 1: If I load the "mini-root, does it have enough drivers (etc.) to load the other programs (and complete the system build) loading files from the Ethernet network? As I have scoped out the process, (and please tell me if I am out in right field) it must proceed: 1.) Make the current (Ultrix) system network-aware and connect it up to the Pentium. Get them talking across the net. 2.) Take the boot files and ftp them onto the uVAX, 3.) dd the files onto the TK-50 4.) Reboot from tape and bring up the mini-root 5.) Make the mini-root network-aware and connect it up with the Pentium 6.) FTP (or something) the tar archives comprising the contents of the directory structure and unpack them into the right places. 7.) Reboot under the "real" kernel and filesystem(s) Alternative sequence: (1-3 as above) 4.) FTP the remainder of the files from the Pentium and TAR them onto the TK-50 5.) Reboot under the mini-root and build up the filesystem 6.) Load each of the directory structures onto the RD-54 from tape. 7.) Reboot under the "real" kernel and filesystem(s) Any suggestions? Am I out in right field? Any input will be appreciated. -- Mark (I've spent too much time with O/S's...)