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From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Another happy customer (was Re: [pups] Bootable media for 2.11BSD)
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2003 16:47:57 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030208164757.C18303@bcr4.uwaterloo.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <000401c2cfa2$b05e3210$450010ac@dawabbit>; from iking@killthewabbit.org on Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 10:48:36AM -0800

On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 10:48:36AM -0800, Ian King wrote:
> It's amazing what happens when you follow the directions - thanks for your
> help, folks.  I have 2.11BSD up and running on my 11/73 (booted off the
> disk, even), and it's currently untarring the last big chunk of /usr/src.

  Good job!

> I also
> need to dig into the machine a bit more - the bootloader tells me I have an
> 11/83, so I'm suspecting the CPU was changed at some point.
> 

  A KDJ-11B CPU board (quad height) with Qbus memory is an 11/73, while a
KDJ-11B CPU with PMI memory is an 11/83.  The boot loaded likely just
identifies the CPU board type and assumes a /83.  It would only claim a
/73 if it were running on a KDB-11 (dual height) card.

-- 
David Evans          (NeXTMail/MIME OK)             dfevans at bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Ph.D. Candidate, Computer/Synth Junkie     http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo         "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada           overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual



  reply	other threads:[~2003-02-08 21:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-02-07  8:18 [pups] Bootable media for 2.11BSD Ian King
2003-02-07 11:20 ` Robin Birch
2003-02-07 14:11   ` Chuck Dickman
2003-02-07 14:32     ` David Evans
2003-02-07 14:57       ` Chuck Dickman
2003-02-07 15:01         ` David Evans
2003-02-07 17:00     ` Robin Birch
2003-02-07 17:23   ` Ian King
2003-02-08 18:48     ` Another happy customer (was Re: [pups] Bootable media for 2.11BSD) Ian King
2003-02-08 21:47       ` David Evans [this message]
2003-02-07 13:53 ` [pups] Bootable media for 2.11BSD David Evans

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