I'd be interested in a simple (5 -10 bullet) install overview of NetBSD on
these machines, as well as a listing of what is and is not working...

I have yet to format my big 6.4G HD, and multiple OS may be doable...

Thanks,

Ken
khansen@njcc.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan O'Brien <obrien@hulk.sfsu.edu>
To: Todd Whitesel <toddpw@best.com>
Cc: port-sparc@netbsd.org <port-sparc@netbsd.org>; sparcbook-owners@gsp.org
<sparcbook-owners@gsp.org>
Date: Monday, August 09, 1999 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: NetBSD on Tadpole 3gx update.


>
>I dropped Matt's work into 1.4 and it works fine. If anyone wants a
>kernel or diffs, let me know.
>
>jonathan
>> How to get NetBSD-sparc onto your Tadpole:
>>
>>     1. the only stable release available right now is 1.4 or 1.4.1, which
>> supports only the text console (no X). available at ftp.netbsd.org
>>     2. the next stable release will be 1.5 probably late this year, so if
>> you can't afford to run non-release stuff, wait for that.
>>     3. the development release 'netbsd-current' is available but is
tricky
>> to install at the moment. when I get back from vacation I will work
>> on building a clean snapshot plus installer.