Re: Booting an MVME147 with BlueSCSI

Chris Hanson <[email protected]> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:08:49 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.mvme68k
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Jun 14, 2026, at 3:35=E2=80=AFPM, Ben Kallus =
<[email protected]> wrote:
>=20
> 3. Netboot. (No RJ45 on the MVME712M, so this will require some kind
> of adapter. Any suggestions on what to get?)

I=E2=80=99ve always found this the easiest route, you just need an AUI =
MAU (Attachment Unit Interface Media Access Unit) with a 10Base-T =
transceiver.

There are plenty of small and convenient ones available pretty =
inexpensively on eBay from CentreCom, Lantronix, HP, and others. For =
example: <https://www.ebay.com/itm/188444676570> and =
<https://www.ebay.com/itm/127665963836>, I=E2=80=99d try to see if =
they=E2=80=99ll take $10-$15. (Alas, the days when these were $2 each =
from a big box at Weird Stuff are over.)

  -- Chris