Subject: port-arc/11444: ARC port has no sysinst ramdisk kernel
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <thorpej@zembu.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 11/07/2000 19:53:09
>Number:         11444
>Category:       port-arc
>Synopsis:       ARC port has no sysinst ramdisk kernel
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    port-arc-maintainer
>State:          open
>Class:          support
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Nov 07 19:52:01 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Jason R. Thorpe
>Release:        NetBSD-1.5_BETA2
>Organization:
Zembu Labs, Inc.
>Environment:
	
MIPS Magnum 4000-PC

>Description:
	The ARC port can be tricky to bootstrap.  It's even more
	difficult if you don't have NT installed on the system.

	A bootable ECOFF kernel with a sysinst ramdisk inside it
	would make the process considerably easier.

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