Subject: Re: booting i386 machines diskless?
To: None <current-users@NetBSD.ORG, netbsd@vu.com>
From: Noriyuki Soda <soda@sra.co.jp>
List: current-users
Date: 11/06/1995 17:05:24
> Subject: booting i386 machines diskless?

> is such a thing possible? 

Yes. I am using it with ed driver and ep driver.
If you use ep driver, probably you should patch if_ep.c to select AUI/2/TP.

> if so, how would i go about doing it?

1. Make boot floppy with DISKLESS kernel, or make boot P-ROM.
2. Follow the procedure written in diskless.8 manual on NetBSD-current.
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