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.\" $NetBSD: prep,v 1.3 1999/01/13 07:30:10 ross Exp $
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VAX machines usually need little or no preparation before installing
NetBSD, other than the usual, well advised precaution of BACKING UP
ALL DATA on any attached storage devices.
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.Pp
You will need to know the CSR address of your disk controller(s) if
they are on a Qbus/Unibus. The disk controllers must then be at
either 772150 (DUA) or 760334 (DUB). These two addresses are the
only recognized by the kernel and boot programs.
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.Pp
Also; if you are installing on a VAXstation, you must have a serial
console. The builtin graphic console are not yet supported.