Subject: RE: booting vs2000 diskless from linux
To: 'NetBSD/VAX list' <port-vax@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Gunnar Helliesen <gunnar@bitcon.no>
List: port-vax
Date: 03/17/1997 04:32:52
OK, this is going into the FAQ PDQ. Thanks fellas!
Gunnar

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>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Anders Magnusson [SMTP:ragge@ludd.luth.se]
>Sent:	Sunday, March 16, 1997 6:22 PM
>To:	v.j.arkesteijn@student.utwente.nl
>Cc:	port-vax@NetBSD.ORG
>Subject:	Re: booting vs2000 diskless from linux
>
>> After some trial and error, I managed to boot my vs2000 from a linux box.
>> I have it up to and including starting the kernel.
>> 
>[Description of how to net-boot a VS2000]
>
>Real wonderful! Thanks! That was exactly what was needed!
>
>> warning: no /dev/console
>> init: not found
>> panic: no init
>> Stopped at      0x80009a2d:     ret
>> db> 
>> 
>To get it up single-user, you actually only need to populate /dev
>and to install /sbin/init and /bin/sh, then you will get a single-user
>prompt.