Subject: Re: How to Boot NetBSD
To: Petros Sidiropoulos <pesid@kav.forthnet.gr>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 01/27/2001 09:30:55
On Sat, 27 Jan 2001, Petros Sidiropoulos wrote:

> > >   I've just install NetBSD 1.4.2 on my computer, but i don't know how to
> > > boot because I install it in the second
> > > hard disk, and of course only the first hard  disk is bootable. Maybe if
> i
> > > could create a boot floppy but how?
> > > Any hints ? pls help me out.

Some boot images are available via the ftp sites under
pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.4.2/i386/installation/floppy/

Then tell the kernel to boot from your second drive.
 boot wd1a:netbsd
(Or whatever partition it is.)

I hope this works.

   Jeremy C. Reed
   http://www.reedmedia.net/