On 8 11, Brad Salai wrote:
> I'm stuck installing NetBSD on a new sparc.
> 
> I have a running sun4c box, and a new sun4m box that I want to install on.
> 
> There isn't an install floppy yet, right? So, I set up the 4c as a netboot
> server, but here's the problem, I have only one monitor and keyboard.
> 
> I need the monitor and kbd on the 4m to get it going, but the 4c won't boot
> without a kbd. It looks like booting without a monitor is working, but I'm
> not certain, just judging from the disk activity. But if I leave the
> monitor on, and remove the kbd, it doesn't even try. Says no kbd, using
> terminal console (or words to that effect) and stops.

  My sparc 1 boots up perfectly happily with no monitor and keyboard, so
I suspect you should be able to boot your 4c that way as well.

  If it's of any help, I built a sparc install floppy a couple of weeks ago
(from July 26 sources, with some fixes--see PR 5899), and I'd be happy to
send you the image (or you can build your own, using the fixes in the PR).
However, running a memory-disk kernel on a sparc 1 (at least) leaves the
machine in a state such that subsequently booted kernels exhibit strange
behavior--see PR 5916 for details.