27 Sep
2000
27 Sep
'00
11:35 a.m.
Hello all, I have a VaxStation 4000 VLC (David I promise I'm going to send
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
that cable to go from the serial port to a terminal. Where can I get one?
Also, are there any FAQs or documents that describe installation? I have a
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?
Thanks,
Kevin
27 Sep
27 Sep
12:05 p.m.
Hello all, I have a VaxStation 4000 VLC (David I
promise I'm going to send
Congrats, it's a great box! It's one of the better VAXen for hobbyist use.
the Amiga this weekend!) without an OS. I'd love
to run VMS on it (I have a
Now there is an attitude I like :^) Don't let any of these bums talk you
into running NetBSD on it :^)
DECUS membership -- I love free student memberships ;)
) but I have no idea
how to go about it.
From the sounds of things your first stop needs to be
at:
http://www.montagar.com/hobbyist/
to order the VAX Hobbyist CD.
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
that cable to go from the serial port to a terminal. Where can I get one?
Um, no idea where you can find them, I've found a couple in a junk store.
Of course what I find harder to find is the DB25 plugs that plug into the
cable.
Also, are there any FAQs or documents that describe
installation? I have a
The above URL will give info on installation, and I got a doc describing how
to do it with my Hobbyist CD. Also see the OpenVMS FAQ at:
http://eisner.decus.org/vms/faq.htm
and the OpenVMS Doc site at:
http://www.openvms.compaq.com:8000/
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?
You're not going to be able to do it with bootp or tftp. However, the fact
your SCSI CD is only 1x is a good thing believe it or not, as that increases
the likelyhood that it will do 512-byte blocks instead of 2048-byte blocks.
You must have a CD-ROM that does 512-byte blocks in order to boot from the
CD.
Zane
3:27 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: <healyzh(a)aracnet.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: VAXStation 4000 VLC
fact
Now there is an attitude I like :^) Don't let any
of these bums talk you
into running NetBSD on it :^)
Oh, I've played with *BSD quite a bit (and like it -- it's fairly nice for a
$0/os ;) ) but I've never played with VMS, something that I've always wanted
to do. I may run BSD on it some day, but that would be on another hd ;)
>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
> that cable to go from the serial port to a
terminal. Where can I get
one?
Um, no idea where you can find them, I've found a couple in a junk store.
Of course what I find harder to find is the DB25 plugs that plug into the
cable.
Actually, that's what I need... I don't have an authentic DEC terminal, just
a WYSE that speaks just about everything.
The above URL will give info on installation, and I
got a doc describing
how
to do it with my Hobbyist CD. Also see the OpenVMS
FAQ at:
...
Thanks for the URLs.
> 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?
You're not going to be able to do it with bootp or tftp. However, the your SCSI CD is only 1x is a good thing believe it or
not, as that
increases
the likelyhood that it will do 512-byte blocks instead
of 2048-byte
blocks.
You must have a CD-ROM that does 512-byte blocks in
order to boot from the
CD.
I've installed Linux on 5 boxen with that beast. It's still faster than
doing FTP installs from my LAN, as the FTP server only has a 4X and it keeps
spinning down ;)
And if nothing else, I should be able to find one at the place where I do
volunteer work (The Full Circle Group -- non-profit computer recycling
group. We take computers from corporations that are upgrading, reformat,
reinstall and give them to schools, individuals, community centres etc).
There's a ton of oddball hardware there. And I've picked up a lot of great
stuff -- $100 worth of SCSI cables, 10 p133 boxen, misc. networking stuff,
several macs and more for the cost of my Saturdays.
Zane
Kevin
28 Sep
28 Sep
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).
--
Best Regards,
Freddy
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