Indeed. I don't know about the MicroVAX 2000 specifically but NetBSD doesn't support all the early DSSI SCSI chipsets. I've got a VAXStation 3520, the SCSI for which NetBSD does not support, even though the CPU is supported just fine.NetBSD is still has os versions for VAX.
make install
to do its thing. I'm working on getting cURL 7.88.1 to build, but it's tricky because OpenBSD 5.8 doesn't support shared libraries. So linking is ... complicated ... The SCSI2SD devices (and related) are a real help. You can have one emulate both an ISO image and the target drive simultaneously, which makes installation relatively painless.How would one go about getting an OS on one of these MicroVax 2000 systems?
How would one go about getting an OS on one of these MicroVax 2000 systems?
NetBSD is still has os versions for VAX.
I've got a VAXStation 3520
This particular system has a RX33 floppy drive and a RD32 hard drive.It depends on what hardware you have.
F.e. if you got also an TK50 drive you can install VAX/VMS from some install media.
Another variant is MOP boot via network: b esa0
But before you can do that you need an MOP server.
This can f.e. be another VAX or Alpha running VMS, you need ISOs from the install CD or just a mounted one in the CDrom drive.
There are recipies for a Linux MOP server with older kernel versions, this should be the easiest way if you do not have so much experience with VMS.
You find information about that with the usual search engines: Linux MOP server
Also, BSDs should be installable via MOP.
You can also go the SCSI way as written with the Moeller patches...