NetBSD/distrib/notes/vax/hardware

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.\" $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.5 2000/03/04 15:05:19 ragge Exp $
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Hardware supported by NetBSD/vax \*V includes (but may not be limited to):
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.It Em CPU types:
VAX 11/750, VAX 11/78{0,5}, VAX 8200/8250/8300/8350,
VAX 8600/8650, MicroVAX/VAXstation II, MicroVAX III,
MicroVAX 3300/3400, MicroVAX 3500/3600, MicroVAX 3800/3900,
MicroVAX 2000/VAXstation 2000, VAXstation 3100 model 30,38,40,48,76,
MicroVAX 3100 (partly), VAXstation 3200/3500 and VAXstation 4000/60.
.It Em Networking:
DEUNA/DELUA Unibus ethernet, DEQNA/DELQA Q22 bus ethernet,
and LANCE chip where available.
.It Em Serial lines:
DHU11/DHV11/DL11/DLV11/DZ11/DZQ11/DZV11 Unibus/Q22 bus
asynchronous lines and DZ11-compatible lines on VAXstations.
.It Em Disks:
UDA50 Unibus MSCP controller, KDA50/RQDX1/2/3 Q22 bus
MSCP controller, KDB50 BI-bus MSCP controller, MFM and
SCSI controllers on VAXstations, RP04/05/06/07 and
RM02/03/05/80 Massbus disks, and Console RL02 on VAX 8600.
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Some third-party controllers are also known to work, other do not.
.It Em Tapes:
TMSCP on Q22 bus (TK50/70, TU81), TMSCP on BI bus and
SCSI tapes on VAXstations.
.It Em Floppy:
RX33/RX50 on RQDX controllers. RX50 on VAX 8200.
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The minimal configuration requires 2M of RAM and ~40MB of disk space,
but the installation really requires 6MB RAM unless you plan on
using Jedi powers.
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Here is a table of recommended HD partition sizes for a full install:
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.Bl -column -offset indent Partition Advised Needed
.It Partition Ta Advised Ta Needed
.It root\ (/) Ta 32M Ta 16M
.It user\ (/usr) Ta 110M Ta 45M
.It swap Ta 2\ or\ 3\ *\ RAM
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Anything else is up to you!