[SunRescue] 3/60 crate or VME crates in general...

[BSD Bob]

>    The ECC memory isn't supported on the 3/4xx nor probably the 3/2xx, so any
> memory error takes the whole OS out. The ie driver is unstable and sometimes
> takes out the entire OS too. The si is unstable as well, although that is
> probably more the fault of the hardware. The caches on the 3/4xx aren't
> supported yet either, with the result that it feels slower than a 3/60.

I once had it up on ecc memory on my 3/260, but it died on the si_scsi
timeouts.  Basically the same on my 3/110 and 3/160.  All my problems
have centered on the scsi timeouts gradually eating the machine.

>    I had a good deal of VME hardware in service, but since the rollover
> from SunOS to NetBSD for Y2K and security issues, I've had to ditch it all
> until such time as I or somebody can fix NetBSD. Once the ie driver is
> fixed, then at least the 3/1xx systems can be run diskless.

Hey, mine are running sunos 7 leaps back (1972).... so much for
antiquarian computing..... one gotcha..... you have to touch everything
back to the early date, BEFORE trying a compile or make gets all beside
itself.  My 4/260 apache web server at home is 28 years ahead of its
time.....(:+}}...oh, well, as long as they stay off the main internet.....

Bob