Subject: Re: More information.
To: Thomas S. Traylor <tst@titan.cs.mci.com>
From: Anders Magnusson <ragge@ludd.luth.se>
List: port-vax
Date: 01/20/1996 12:44:02
> 
> "You will need a file called tk50-file1-???.fs and a file called
> tk50-file2-???.fs, where ??? is the revision of NetBSD.  These files must be
> written on tape in sequential order; file 1 first and then file 2. 
> _Blocksize_must_be_512!_ Otherwise the tape will not be bootable."
> 
> I would like to have "written" clarified.   VMS copy, Unix dd, or ...
> 
dd is preferable. (That's what I use). Dom something like:
# dd if=tk50-file1-10A of=/dev/nrmt8 bs=512
# dd if=tk50-file2-10A of=/dev/nrmt8 bs=512

That should work.

> The INSTALL doc specifically states TK50.  Are TK70s support also?
> 
Actually I don't know. It should work, but I'm not sure.
Have never tried it.

-- Ragge