Compile NetBSD/vax kernel
There were problems to compile NetBSD/vax kernel. I tried NetBSD/vax
1.6.1, 2.0 and 1.5.2, with corresponding kernel source. It seemed that
few people tried to compile kernel on a vax. Fianally I managed to
compile the 1.5.2 kernel.
- 1.6.1. Compiling stopped, because "make depend" complained "unknown
parameter no-asm-pic". The problem was reported on the internet by
others.
- 2.0. Vax did not boot after installing, because
"/usr/sbin/installboot /dev/rra0c /usr/mdec/raboot" failed, due to
"'/dev/rra0c': Read-only file system". The problem was reported on the
internet by others.
- 1.5.2. When installing, I could not "mount /dev/ra2a /mnt2"
because there was no ra2a in /dev directory. I moved the CDROM from rq2
to rq1 before I could install. Finally I compiled the kernel.
get source on rq1 (another CDROM disk)
mount -t cd9660 /dev/ra1a /mnt
cd /
tar xvf /mnt/syssrc.tar
cd /usr/src/sys/arch/vax/conf
config GENERIC
cd ../compile/GENERIC
make depend; make
After 8 hour 5 minutes (from make depend; make),
mv /netbsd /netbsd.old
cp netbsd /.
shutdown -h now
Finally, booted the new kernel
