On Sun, 2004-10-24 at 15:30, Chris Tribo wrote:
> 	I have an RC4 ISO that will boot old world machines available;
> built from sources last night. If there's interest I'll make it
> available via HTTP/FTP, bear in mind it weighs in at 89MB.

Did that ever happen?  I'd like to test it on an old Powermac we have
here.  Also, did you use the src/etc Makefile 'make iso-image' target
method, or did you build it manually per...

http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/bootcd.html#macppcimage

...?

I'm checking in with different ports to verify the current state of
validity of listed instructions.  Unfortunately, sometimes important
changes can get lost in the list archives, and I'd like to update the
docs before 2.0 is final.

Thanks,
~Brian

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From: 	Brian A. Seklecki <lavalamp@spiritual-machines.org>
To: 	port-vax@netbsd.org
Subject: 	Updated VAX Bootable CD-ROM Instructions? (fwd)
Date: 	Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:59:21 -0400	
All:  

Per the message below, in the interest of prudence, I'd like to check in
with other active port maintainers / developers on the same subject;
specifically, some of the more exotic(1) ports.

With regards to:
http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/bootcd.html#vaximage

1) Are these instructions still valid?
2) Are there any notes / caveats / changes related to the upcoming 2.0
release?
3) To help me improve the docs, could someone please send me the
script(1) output of the process so that I may include any stdout/stderr
message of importance that may be beneficial.

1. Defined as "exotic" if I have haven't had the pleasure of working
with due to lack of hardware access. =)

Thanks,
~Brian

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[sorry, itchy trigger finger]

All:
        I'm in the process of trying to merge some of the traditional
htdocs
*.list HTMl docs into the NetBSD Guide (XML/DocBook) in an attempt to
reduce a bit of overlap.  Specifically I'm adding notes regarding the
use of the Makefile make iso-image target system in src/etc/ in
additional to manual mkisofs(8) generation  -- however, for sgimips,
which appears to support this method, boot-cdrom.list references this
URL:

http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/port-sgimips/2003/06/29/0000.html

...when I convert the port-sgimips instructions, shall I copy this
original content verbatim including the URL. should I include the
directions contained within that URL, or does someone have updated
instructions that they'd like to contribute?

I don't see any `04 posts in the list archives related to CD-ROMs...and
I don't track port-sgimips very closely.

~lava

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     From: Christopher SEKIYA <wileyc@rezrov.net>
       To:  Brian A. Seklecki <lavalamp@spiritual-machines.org>
       Cc:  port-sgimips@netbsd.org
  Subject: Re: (2nd Try) Updated Bootable CD-ROM Instructions?
     Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 08:12:12 +0900

On Sun, Oct 24, 2004 at 04:28:41PM -0400, Brian A. Seklecki wrote:

> ...when I convert the port-sgimips instructions, shall I copy this
> original content verbatim including the URL. should I include the
> directions contained within that URL, or does someone have updated
> instructions that they'd like to contribute?

That URL (and the instructions therein) are obsolete.

NetBSD/sgimips uses the make iso-image method; the boot procedure is
documented in the INSTALL doc.

-- Chris