On Sun, 2 Jan 2000, David Heller wrote:

> David Heller wrote:
> 
> > David Heller wrote:
> >
> > > mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu wrote:
> > >
> > > > should be something like
> > > >
> > > > dd if=boot-141.fs of=/dev/fd0a bs=20
> > > >
> > > > I think this is what I did on a NetBSD-1.4.1/i386 to make a sparc boot
> > > > floppy.
> > > >
> > > > -Dan
> > >
> > > Thanks Dan but I just tried that the sparc still complains about Bad magic
> > > number in disk label I think there is another step needed before the floppy
> > > is bootable.
> > >
> >
> >
> > Hi All
> >
> > Sorry for all this I just found out that my sparc 1 WON'T boot from a floppy.
> > Oh well I guess I gotta go back to the drawing board.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dave

why won't your sparc 1 boot from a floppy?  I booted NetBSD-1.4.1 on my
sparc 1 from a floppy.  I don't recall if it was boot-141.fs or
syboot-141.fs (from
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.4.1/sparc/installation/bootfs/)

-Dan