Subject: Re: a silly question
To: None <mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu>
From: Greywolf <greywolf@starwolf.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 10/10/1999 23:50:30
On Sun, 10 Oct 1999 mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu wrote:
#
# I think you can make a bootable CD-rom, but I don't know how. I've also
# heard that Sun did something wierd so you can't boot from a CD-ROM unless
# its a _sun_ cd drive. Someone please correct me if I got this wrong!
I shall now soundly correct you. I have a SANYO-254P (4x) and it boots
amazingly well! The device needs to be addressible in 512-byte-block
mode as well as standard 2K-block mode.
# I'd just scrape up a crossover cable. They're pretty cheap and its nice
# to have.
#
--*greywolf;
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