xref: /netbsd/distrib/notes/vax/hardware (revision bf9ec67e)
$NetBSD: hardware,v 1.8 2002/03/31 18:18:23 matt Exp $
. .Ss2 Supported hardware .(bullet -offset indent CPU types .(bullet -compact VAX 11/750 t VAX 11/78{0,5} t VAX 8200/8250/8300/8350 t VAX 8600/8650 t MicroVAX/VAXstation II t MicroVAX III t MicroVAX 3300/3400 t MicroVAX 3500/3600 t MicroVAX 3800/3900 t MicroVAX 2000/VAXstation 2000 t VAXstation 3100 model 30,38,40,48,76 t MicroVAX 3100 (partly) t VAXstation 3200/3500 t VAXstation 4000/60 .bullet) t Networking .(bullet -compact DEUNA/DELUA Unibus ethernet t DEQNA/DELQA Q22 bus ethernet t LANCE chip (where available) t SGEC chip (where available) .bullet) t Serial lines .(bullet -compact DHU11/DHV11/DL11/DLV11/DZ11/DZQ11/DZV11 Unibus/Q22 bus asynchronous lines t DZ11-compatible lines on VAXstations. .bullet) t Disks .(bullet -compact UDA50 Unibus MSCP controller t KDA50/RQDX1/2/3 Q22 bus t MSCP controller t KDB50 BI-bus MSCP controller t MFM and SCSI controllers on VAXstations t RP04/05/06/07 and RM02/03/05/80 Massbus disks t Console RL02 on VAX 8600. .bullet)

p Some third-party controllers are also known to work, other do not. t Tapes .(bullet -compact TMSCP on Q22 bus (TK50/70, TU81) t TMSCP on BI bus t SCSI tapes on VAXstations. .bullet) t Floppy .(bullet -compact RX33/RX50 on RQDX controllers t RX50 on VAX 8200 .bullet) .bullet)

p The minimal configuration requires 2 MB of RAM and ~40 MB of disk space, but the installation really requires 6 MB RAM unless you plan on using Jedi powers.

p Here is a table of recommended HD partition sizes for a full install:

p l -column -offset indent Partition Suggested Needed t Partition Ta Suggested Ta Needed t / (root) Ta "32 MB" Ta "16 MB" t /usr Ta "110 MB" Ta "45 MB" t /var Ta "20 MB" Ta "5 MB" t swap Ta Em 2-3 *RAM .El .(item -offset indent Anything else is up to you! .item)