Subject: Re: questions, ....Bootable CD image
To: Fazekas Mihaly <michael@goliat.eik.bme.hu>
From: Arno Griffioen <griffioena@psi.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 07/20/2000 18:32:28
> I have new hardware: Emulex UC08 dual-scsi controller.
> (this controller emulates the MSCP, the scsi hdd show as DU* device,
> not a DK* device)
Cool one! I only have an UC07, so have to decide between SCSI disk or tape .
I use it in my uVAX 3600 for my disks and use the TK70 for backups.
> The VMS is working correctly with this controller.
I can imagine..
> Can i use this controller under NetBSD?
Yes. No problem. It represents itself as a regular (T)MSCP device,
so it will work fine.
> Can i create bootable (install) CD image (iso) of NetBSD/vax system, with
> packages, AND (!!!) live filesystem? (for emergency disk)
> (possibly: i want to create custom CD, because i want to put to the CD
> more and more source packages (.tar.gz) )
Don't know about that one. I'm not sure if the UC08 can boot from a
CD.
Bye, arno.
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