Subject: RE: installing on F40/E30
To: Mauricio Lima Pilla <pilla@ucpel.tche.br>
From: Tim Rightnour <root@garbled.net>
List: port-prep
Date: 08/23/2006 11:32:01
On 23-Aug-2006 Mauricio Lima Pilla wrote:
>  * Which image should I serve to them on the tftp server?

You want the sysinist_com0 image (for serial port)

>  * Must I provide a nfs root?

Not required for installation.

>  * Should my S3 Virge graphics card work on console mode (at least), or do I 
> really need a serial console?

Theoretically it might work with the non-com0 image, but I wouldn't hold my
breath.


Once you netboot the sysinst_com0.fs image, it will just boot straight into the
installer, and you can begin the steps to install normally.

---
Tim Rightnour <root@garbled.net>
NetBSD: Free multi-architecture OS http://www.netbsd.org/
Genecys: Open Source 3D MMORPG: http://www.genecys.org/