Subject: Re: Install-Problem
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>
List: port-alpha
Date: 02/17/2000 20:40:26
On Thu, Feb 17, 2000 at 10:30:51AM -0800, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 10:08:18 +0100 (MET) 
>  Erich Hohermuth <eh@solnet.ch> wrote:
> 
>  > I have a problem to setup NetBSD on my Alpha.
>  > The system is a DEC 2000 Model 300 (PB22H).
> 
> Oh, hey, that's a Jensen :-)

> As I recall, Jensen's are *unable* to boot from floppy.  You'll have to

Correct. The SRM cannot boot from floppy, the ARC can (but is useless for
NetBSD). If you are really lucky you might be able to find a SCSI-floppy
(from a DEC or VAXstation). That one you can use to boot with SRM.
I once did that (to discover none of the *BSDs supports Jensen ;-)

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