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Date: 2026-06-20 07:34:19
From: Ken Wellsch
Description: NetBSD 11.0_RC5/vax on SimH 3.12-5
sim312@a9600x:~/vax/run.11.0_RC5 $ vax vax-boot
VAX simulator V3.12-5
NVR: buffering file in memory
Listening on port 1144
Modem control activated
Auto disconnect activated
Loading boot code from ka655x.bin
KA655X-B V5.3, VMB 2.7
Performing normal system tests.
40..39..38..37..36..35..34..33..32..31..30..29..28..27..26..25..
24..23..22..21..20..19..18..17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..09..
08..07..06..05..04..03..
Tests completed.
>>>boot dua0
(BOOT/R5:0 DUA0
2..
-DUA0
1..0..
>> NetBSD/vax boot [1.12 (Tue Jun 16 15:48:07 UTC 2026)] <<
>> Press any key to abort autoboot 4
nfs_open: must mount first.
open netbsd.vax: Device not configured
> boot netbsd
3767380+188436 [260432+246256]=0x441bb8
[ 1.0000000] Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
[ 1.0000000] 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
[ 1.0000000] 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023,
[ 1.0000000] 2024, 2025, 2026
[ 1.0000000] The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.
[ 1.0000000] Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
[ 1.0000000] The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
[ 1.0000000] NetBSD 11.0_RC5 (GENERIC) #0: Thu Jun 18 18:13:57 EDT 2026
[ 1.0000000] root@vax:/usr/src/sys/arch/vax/compile/GENERIC
[ 1.0000000] MicroVAX 3800/3900
[ 1.0000000] total memory = 511 MB
[ 1.0000000] avail memory = 490 MB
[ 1.0000000] mainbus0 (root)
[ 1.0000000] cpu0 at mainbus0: KA655, CVAX microcode rev 6 Firmware rev 83
[ 1.0000000] lance at mainbus0 not configured
[ 1.0000000] uba0 at mainbus0: Q22
[ 1.0000000] dz1 at uba0 csr 160100 vec 304 ipl 17
[ 1.0000000] uda0 at uba0 csr 172150 vec 774 ipl 17
[ 1.0000000] mscpbus0 at uda0: version 3 model 3
[ 1.0000000] mscpbus0: DMA burst size set to 4
[ 1.0000000] WARNING: system needs entropy for security; see entropy(7)
[ 1.0000030] ra0 at mscpbus0 drive 0: RA82
[ 1.0000030] ra1 at mscpbus0 drive 1: RA82
[ 1.0500030] swwdog0: software watchdog initialized
[ 1.0500030] ra0: size 24010752 sectors
[ 1.0500030] ra1: no disk label: size 2000896 sectors
[ 1.0500030] boot device: ra0
[ 1.0500030] root on ra0a dumps on ra0b
[ 1.0500030] root file system type: ffs
[ 1.0500030] kern.module.path=/stand/vax/11.0/modules
Fri Jun 19 06:54:31 EDT 2026
Starting root file system check:
/dev/rra0a: file system is clean; not checking
Setting sysctl variables:
ddb.onpanic: 1 -> 0
swapctl: setting dump device to /dev/ra1c
swapctl: adding /dev/ra1c as swap device at priority 0
Starting file system checks:
[ 1.7200030] entropy: ready
Loaded entropy from /var/db/entropy-file.
Waiting for entropy...done
Setting tty flags.
Starting network.
Hostname: vax
IPv6 mode: host
Configuring network interfaces:.
Adding interface aliases:.
Waiting for duplicate address detection to finish...
Building databases: dev, utmp, utmpx.
Mounting all file systems...
Clearing temporary files.
Creating a.out runtime link editor directory cache.
Checking quotas: done.
Setting securelevel: kern.securelevel: 0 -> 1
swapctl: setting dump device to /dev/ra1c
Starting virecover.
Checking for core dump...
savecore: no core dump
Starting local daemons:.
Updating motd.
Fri Jun 19 06:54:36 EDT 2026
NetBSD/vax (vax) (constty)
login:
===> Tools built to /root/obj/tooldir.NetBSD-11.0_RC5-vax
===> build.sh ended: Fri Jun 19 22:51:06 EDT 2026
===> Summary of results:
build.sh command: ./build.sh -U -u -j2 -O /root/obj -m vax -a vax tools
build.sh started: Fri Jun 19 06:56:24 EDT 2026
NetBSD version: 11.0_RC5
MACHINE: vax
MACHINE_ARCH: vax
Build platform: NetBSD 11.0_RC5 vax
HOST_SH: /bin/sh
No $TOOLDIR/bin/nbmake, needs building.
Bootstrapping nbmake
share/mk MAKECONF: /etc/mk.conf
MAKECONF file: /etc/mk.conf (File not found)
TOOLDIR path: /root/obj/tooldir.NetBSD-11.0_RC5-vax
DESTDIR path: /root/obj/destdir.vax
RELEASEDIR path: /root/obj/releasedir
Created /root/obj/tooldir.NetBSD-11.0_RC5-vax/bin/nbmake
Updated makewrapper: /root/obj/tooldir.NetBSD-11.0_RC5-vax/bin/nbmake-vax
Tools built to /root/obj/tooldir.NetBSD-11.0_RC5-vax
build.sh ended: Fri Jun 19 22:51:06 EDT 2026
===> .
vax#