Linux/VAX boot protocol

[Kenn Humborg]

> > Since I have three MicroVAX IIs here, maybe I could find time next year
> to
> > play with Linux/VAX. Is it KA630-friendly?
> 
>  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. ;)

>From memory, serial console and the DESQA network adapter
are supported.  Being a Q-Bus CPU, the installed hardware will
be similar to a MicroVAX 3 (KA650 CPU) which is what SIMH 
emulates, so hardware support should be on-par with KA650.

However, I do remember it being a very slow CPU :-(

Later,
Kenn