Subject: Re: Quick question: dual boot
To: None <Robert.Cross@scottish-newcastle.co.uk>
From: Michael Kukat <michael@camaronet.de>
List: port-vax
Date: 06/21/1999 16:55:24
Hi !

> I've got a VAXstation 3100/M38 here. Given the apparent state of the SCSI 
> support for this
> system, (there, but improving all the time), I was planning to netboot this 
> from a friendly
> neighbourhood Sun server.
> 
> If I do this, this means that the VMS installation already on the disks will be 
> untouched, so
> surely I can choose either VMS or NetBSD at boot time as required?

Correct. The hard disks just spin up, when the kernel starts, but as long
as you don't access the /dev/sd? things, VMS will be left alone.

so long.. Michael