On Thu, 30 Oct 1997, Pete Plank wrote:

> Okay, I have a couple of questions concerning an Archive Viper QIC-150 drive
> on a Sun-3/80.
> 
> First, is there a quick way to enter the ROM monitor without doing a HALT or
> SHUTDOWN? I heard there is a key combination that will bring you into the
> ROM monitor but I don't have any documentation on this.
> 
	Typically [L1](or [STOP]) and [A].
	Or break from a serial console.

> Second, how do you make a backup of QIC tapes? I have original SunOS 4.1.1
> install media that I want to make backups of while I am creating NetBSD
> install tapes.

	Damn... I used to have a script around to do this ok for
	bootable sunos tapes, but no longer :(

	If you have more than one disk in your sun you dont need to use
	any tapes at all....

		David/abs

  ... and so am I, maybe its the other way round, I can't seem to decide ...