Subject: Re: Trying to install 2.0.2 on a Jensen/AXP150
To: None <port-alpha@NetBSD.org>
From: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
List: port-alpha
Date: 12/19/2005 09:45:52
> After finding out that the Jensen can't boot from the floppy drive
> (it would be nice if that were in the FAQ somewhere!), I tried
> netbooting.  It [started OK, but died].  [Tried cdrom.]

> Does anybody have any insight into how I can get the install process
> to even start?

It may not be quite what you want, but could you maybe put the disk on
another machine and set it up far enough to boot from, and put the
installer kernel there?  (I don't know Jensens enough to know how
feasible this is, but I know the analogous thing works for some other
machines....)

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