Re: sun4c (Was /etc/disktab on vax)

[David Brownlee <abs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On 2 July 2012 00:15, David Brownlee <abs%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
> On 1 July 2012 23:47, AGC <agcarver+netbsd%acarver.net@localhost> wrote:
>> Yeah, next step is a netboot trial but that's going to take some work. The
>> IPX that works is not the DHCP server for the network so I've got to figure
>> out how to set it up to have RARP in one location and DHCP in another.
>
> You *should* be OK to run a rarpd and tftpd on the server IPX
> providing the IP and boot program for the PROM, and leave the main
> dhcpd server to provide the dhcp and other data for the boot program
> once loaded...

If you're still having network boot fun an alternative could be to
burn a NetBSD-3.x sparc ISO and using it to get an initial install
onto a disk.You would just want a second disk for testing :)