Linux/VAX boot protocol

[Jan Prunk]

1. Has there been any success booting up with recent linux kernels ?
2. To what extent is the CLI operational when the kernel boots up (even
older kernel) ?

Kind regards,
Jan


On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 10:26 PM, Maciej W. Rozycki <macro at linux-mips.org>wrote:

> Jan,
>
> > 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.
>
>  No worries, my 4000/90 has been doing quite well.  Thanks for the offer
> though.
>
> > 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.
>
>  Sure, fingers crossed so that you can find a spare moment sooner rather
> than later.
>
> > Keep up with the good work  I am looking forward to that.
>
>  I've got binutils 2.22 in the queue before I move on to 2.23.1.  I hope
> to upload packages before Christmas, but I need to put them through
> cross-target regression testing first to avoid surprises with the local
> changes.  There have been a number of MIPS changes between 2.21 and 2.22
> which made this update a bit time-consuming; unfortunately the move from
> 2.22 to 2.23.1 may only be marginally easier.
>
>   Maciej
>



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