Subject: Re: NetBSD/pmax Installation Instructions
To: Jonathan Stone <jonathan@DSG.Stanford.EDU>
From: Gregory McGarry <g.mcgarry@qut.edu.au>
List: port-pmax
Date: 10/27/1997 09:27:04
Jonathan Stone wrote:
 
> >Additionally, here is a set of instructions I compiled a few months
> >back.  I have made changes to it over the last few days with the
> >comments from the list.  Have a look, and please supply any feedback.
> 
> Wow. I really hope it's OK to use these for the upcoming 1.3 release!

Yup.  I'll add the comments I have received.

Thanks to everyone who has responded.  Keep those comments coming in.
 
>   >Remember that the DECstation
>   >console doesn't support cursor positioning, so you cannot use vi.  You
>   >can edit the disklabel disk.profile back on your helper machine.
> 
> This is not quite accurate.  The Ultrix console can't do cursor
> positioning. The NetBSD console can. You need to do something like

Due to the strong encouragement, I think I might have another go at the
installation script next weekend.  The disklabel hacks were the
major sore point...

Regards,
Greg