Subject: RE: Unsuccessful chip replacement attempt
To: NetBSD/alpha Discussion List <port-alpha@netbsd.org>
From: David Woyciesjes <DAW@yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu>
List: port-alpha
Date: 02/15/2002 09:52:21
> ----------
> From: 	Michael G. Schabert
> 
<<<<<clipped>>>>>

> >>
> >>  I think they're cute too. They would be *so* much more useful if SRM
> >>  could boot from IDE though - if only I could replace those stupid SCSI
> >>  laptop drives (most of which have by now failed) with IDE ones...
> >>  that's the biggest failing to me.
> >>
> >>  Graham
> >>  --
> >>
> >	Why not have it boot off the floppy, then it can mount the IDE
> >drives normally? IIRC, you can then remove the kernel floppy, and use it
> >normally...
> 
> Heh, but if you remove the floppy, then you had better be sure that 
> you're present anytime it needs a reboot ;-)
> 
> Mike
> -- 
> 
	Uh, too true. But also, who still uses floppies for storage anymore?
They're only for installing, and Multia kernels, right?

;-)

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