Subject: SPARCstation 2 boot options
To: None <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
From: Andy Ball <ball@cyberspace.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 01/31/2002 12:03:58
Hello!

I'm /this/ close <pinches fingers together like kids-in-the-
hall head-squashing guy> to picking up a SPARCstation 2 with
the specific hope of running NetBSD/sparc on it.  I have
NetBSD/i386 running on some PCs, so might be able to netboot
it.  I'm interested in knowing what other boot options are
open to me. The NetBSD/sparc FAQ mentions boot floppies. Can
a SPARCstation 2 (2.4.1 firmware) be coaxed into booting
from its diskette drive?  What about a CD-ROM drive?  Tape?

Regards,
  - Andy Ball.