Re (2): installing NetBSD on a Sparcstation 2.

[peasthope%shaw.ca@localhost]

From:   "..I'd rather be coding ASM!" <uridium%deviate.f.@localhost>
Date:   Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:47:45 +0300 (EEST)
> SS2, IPX, SLC definitely does boot from cdrom if your nvram is happy and 
> probe-scsi finds a cdrom that supports 512byte sector size like most 
> panasonic's. :)

Thanks.  I'll probe-scsi.  Might even find the jumper 
if needed.

As mentioned earlier, http://www.ebsinc.com/solaris/suncdrom.html ,
cited in */sparc/INSTALL.* does not exist.  Commercial 
Web sites are ephemeral and NetBSD should maintain this 
documentation about CD drives.  After all, too many 
snags in installation make claims about reliability 
and hardware universality seem ostentatious.

From:   Erik Fair <fair%netbsd.or.@localhost>
In-reply-to: <E6F50BC0-3BD0-4534-9A58-66D350012941%netbsd.org@localhost>
Date:   Sat, 03 Jul 2010 12:00:49 -0700
> One can always netboot a Sun from a suitably configured server;

Netbooting is certainly appealing.  vsftpd is running 
on a Linux router already.

Thanks for all the ideas.  I'll work on them a.s.a.p.

              ... Peter E.
              
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