Subject: Re: Booting from IDE on Multia
To: Guan Yang <guanix@softhome.net>
From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>
List: port-alpha
Date: 02/15/2000 19:54:56
On Tue, Feb 15, 2000 at 07:24:28PM +0100, Guan Yang wrote:
> The guy who wrote http://www.multimania.com/multia uses Linux, and he
> boots that weird operating system from an IDE drive in his Multia. He
> confirmed this to me via email.
> 
> But the NetBSD FAQs suggest that this is not possible; perhaps only
> Linux can boot from IDE on Multia?

They are probably booting the IDE via the ARC console. Linux can use ARC,
the various BSD variants need the SRM console. Multia SRM cannot boot from
IDE. 

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