Linux/VAX boot protocol

[Jan Prunk]

Hi !

I can sponsor VAX remote access if you dont have machine and you want to
hack the code on them. I got microvax 3100 and vaxstation 3100 and 4000/90.
Its hard to say when I can find the time to install something to them,
because I am busy with work lately, it surely wont happen before new year.
Keep up with the good work  I am looking forward to that.

Kind regards,
Jan Prunk

On Dec 3, 2012 4:07 PM, "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro at linux-mips.org> wrote:

Toby,

> > > I too have a working mopd based netboot for a MicroVAX II. I did
however
> > > have
> >...
 I've had a look and it seems to me that your tree has none of the changes
I made over 10 years ago (I can see my last build, rev. 15, is dated 17th
Nov 2002).  Chances are you've been working on issues that have been long
fixed. :(

 If you have a record of changes readily available (I can't see offhand
how to extract any diffs out of github.com), then I can see how I can
integrate them into my sources.  It may be easier than the other way round
as I have collected 16 patches so far, on top of the genuine 2.5.3 tarball
(dated 21st Aug 1996) that has since gone from its original distribution
site at ftp.stacken.kth.se.  If there are any conflicts, it may take less
effort to resolve them in your change rather than in the other 16.

 I've got copies of mopd-2.5.3.tar.gz mentioned above at:

ftp://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/people/macro/mopd/

and in the source RPM packages elsewhere at my site.


> Since I have three MicroVAX IIs here, maybe I could find time next year to
> play with Linux/VAX....
 No idea, perhaps someone else could comment.  I can see there is an
arch/vax/kernel/cpu_ka630.c module in the tree, but I have no such
hardware, so I can't say how functional or complete it is.  The devil
might lie in the peripherals, at the very least the serial console and the
network interface need to work for the kernel to be of any use.

 Your best bet might be to try out and report your findings here. ;)


> Thanks for your hard work, Maciej.
 My pleasure! :)


Maciej
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