Subject: Re: Creating a boot floppy for installation.
To: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@nas.nasa.gov>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 06/24/1999 14:16:05
Could someone submit an FAQ entry for finding and using suntar
to make an install floppy?
David/absolute
-=- Why _do_ we crucify ourselves? -=-
On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, Bill Studenmund wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 UkneeqFNG@aol.com wrote:
>
> > I am very new to UNIX, but I have a G3/300 MT(Beige) that I want to put
> > NetBSD on to make a webserver. I was looking at the install notes but it
> > never mentions how to make a a boot floppy. I have downloaded the boot.fs
> > image and need to know how to put it on the floppy. I am using MacOS 8.5.
>
> I use the suntar utility. It is mainly designed to handle tar formatted
> archives on floppies, but it has an option which will write a file to a
> floppy. I'm using version 2.0.5, and under the special menu, there's an
> over-write sectors command. Use it, and start writing from sector 0. I
> think I had to set it to "expert" mode (under preferences) for the
> over-write option to come up.
>
> Take care,
>
> Bill
>