Subject: Making a bootable tape for a SPARCstation
To: 'port-sparc@netbsd.org' <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
From: Steven Grunza <steven.grunza@dgms.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 04/22/1999 11:06:45
I've looked through the FAQ's on www.netbsd.org but haven't been able to
find information on how to make a bootable tape. Is it really as simple as
using dd to put a miniroot on the front of a tape and then telling the
SPARCstation to boot from tape or is there some more complicated magic to
it? I'm going to be installing NetBSD-1.3.3 or NetBSD-1.4 to a completely
empty drive soon so if no one has any info on how to do this and I do
manage to figure it out, to where would I submit the procedure?
Please reply to me at steven_grunza@ieee.org since I joined the port-sparc
list today and haven't yet begun to actually receive the list.
Thanks.
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