Subject: NetBSD on Decstation 2100?
To: None <port-pmax@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Todd Masco <cactus@hks.net>
List: port-pmax
Date: 03/13/1995 17:06:24
I've just picked up a Decstation 2100 with no OS.  I'd really love to run
NetBSD on it.

1: Will it work?
2: Will I have to install Ultrix (or OSF/1) just to get a bootblock on to
 the sucker?  I have another machine running NetBSD (an Amiga), so if
 I could just copy material on to the filesystem on the Amiga and move
 the disk to the DS2100, that would be Just Peachy.  Are there any
 peculiarities that would cause this to not work?

As I understand it now, an install is just grabbing the bootblock, dd'ing
on to the disk, and untarring the archives.  One last question: What's a
minimum disk space estimate?  This box came with a 100 MB drive (it used
to boot diskless, you see...)

Thanks very much,
--
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