28 Sep
2000
28 Sep
'00
5:59 a.m.
Hello all, I have a VaxStation 4000 VLC (David I
promise I'm going to send
Hi!
the Amiga this weekend!) without an OS. I'd love
to run VMS on it (I have a
DECUS membership -- I love free student memberships ;) ) but I have no idea
how to go about it. I have an external 1.3 gig SCSI drive for the SCSI port,
an AUI -> BNC transceiver for ethernet... but no console. I'm looking for
Please read the other threads, too. That's all stuff I write for the
5th time...
You just order the Hobbyist CDs, attach an external CDrom-Drive to the
box, and type >>> boot dkaX00 where X will be replaced by the SCSI ID of
your CD-Drive.
that cable to go from the serial port to a terminal.
Where can I get one?
That cable can be self-made. You should find the pinouts on
www.vaxarchive.org
Also, are there any FAQs or documents that describe
installation? I have a
Yes www.freddym.org... Go to the Howto Section and then go to the OpenVMS
section.
SCSI CD (1X, woohoo!) and an NFS/FTP server. BOOTP is
almost set up, DHCP
already is. Can the machine come to life with bootp and tftp? Is it possible
to install VMS this way?
No. You can't install VMS from a non-VMS Machine. And these machines boot
via MOP (Maintenance Operation Protocol). You can install NetBSD/vax on
it, which should run (1.5 Snapshot).
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Best Regards,
Freddy
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