Re: installing NetBSD on a Sparcstation 2.

[Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

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Hello,

On Jul 3, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Izumi Tsutsui wrote:

> > * Use a CD.
> >  I have a Yamaha Model CRW4260tx external SCSI
> >  drive.  I have Debian but no working NetBSD
> >  system.  I can try to compile mksunbootcd in
> >  a Debian system, make a 5.0.2 CD and try to
> >  boot the Sparc 2 from the Yamaha drive.
>
> BTW you can simply try iso image in 5.1_RC3:
> ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-5.1_RC3/iso/sparccd-5.1_RC3.iso
> but I'm not sure sun4c machines support cdrom boot.

They should, and at the very least they should netboot.

have fun
Michael


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