Re: netbsd-INSTALL Kernel gone?

["Aaron J. Grier" <agrier%poofygoof.com@localhost>]

On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 11:21:36AM +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> On 28 October 2010 17:16, Volkmar Seifert <vs%nifelheim.info@localhost> wrote:
> >> I ran out of time.  Next stages were to have at least a full
> >> base.tgz on the install CD and figure out how best to euthanise
> >> floppy installs.
> >
> > Please let the floppy-installs live. I have several machines where
> > they are the only way of booting properly with such acts as
> > netbooting (no matter which way of net-booting one chooses,
> > inserting a floppy is easier)
> 
> Also some machines (eg. lots of Pentium III class hardware) can't do
> netboot but can do boot from floppy.

netboot can be a function of the ethernet card.  I have a 3Com 3c905C-TX
which can PXE boot on my pentium pro.

I'm curious to hear about the maintenance burdens of continuing to
maintain floppy support for port-i386.

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