[rescue] Vaxstation 4000 96
wlewis at mailbag.com
wlewis at mailbag.com
Fri Jan 25 12:20:15 CST 2002
Urk. That ends the thought of using NetBSD on my 4000/90 then. Thank you for
the headsup on that issue.
Well, VMS is pretty cool too, so it's not that terrible.
> Preventing an autoboot is beyond annoying. Also, the bit-
> twiddling can prevent VMS from running, which is critical,
> and you have to reload the firmware to fix the problem. If
> the problem is bad enough you have to get field service to
> perform the reload, which can be expensive.
>
> The problem has been around long enough that I'm surprised
> the NetBSD people haven't figured out a fix.
> --
> Eric Dittman
> dittman at dittman.net
> Check out the DEC Enthusiasts Club at http://www.dittman.net/
>
William
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