Subject: Re: NetBooting
To: Chris Conn <cconn@abacom.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/18/1998 11:49:33
You should just be able to extract the NetBSD/sun3 distribution
onto the linux box and export it to the sun.
Brian Chase has a NetBSD/vax netboot howto - booting a sun should
be the same once the first stage boot program has loaded...
http://world.std.com/~bdc/projects/vaxen/VAX-netboot-HOWTO.html
David/absolute
He who laughs, lasts...
On Wed, 18 Mar 1998, Chris Conn wrote:
> Hello there.
>
> I have a Sun3/260 and I want to use NetBSD. However, at this time I
> have no SCSI controller for this machine, therefore I would like to try
> it out first using a diskless method. I have read many references to
> this however I fail to find what is required to do so. I have access on
> my LAN to a Linux box with RARP as well as an export directory for the
> RARP address I have supplied to the Sun. I have managed to use the
> netboot and gotten RARP to work between the Linux and the Sun I want to
> use NetBSD on, therefore that has been covered. However, how do I (or
> where do I) get the binaries installed on the Linux so I can boot the
> Sun diskless?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Chris Conn
>