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Re: Network installation of 6.1.4 to a Sparc 2.



Ps.  If nothing more direct comes to light I can try Greg's 
suggestion.

From:   Greg Troxel <gdt%ir.bbn.com@localhost>
Date:   Tue, 12 Aug 2014 08:43:14 -0400
> If you can run the machine diskless (over NFS), you might then write the
> miniroot image to the disk, and then boot that, as described in INSTALL.html.

Although, I fear it will come to another "openpty() failed".

A bootable installer which can be retrieved by TFTP and executed directly 
would be so convenient and efficient.  Difficulties I don't recognize must 
preclude that.

Regards,                        ... Peter E.

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