Subject: Re: installing a new 4000/90 NetBSD box
To: NetBSD mailing list <nbsd@righi.df.unibo.it>
From: Douglas Meade <inforum@umd5.umd.edu>
List: port-vax
Date: 02/16/2001 10:24:17
Rick,

Yes, I do it all the time.  I really like those DEC SCSI expansion 
boxes, with the RZ57 or RZ58 in them for this purpose.  However,
once you get it set up right, netbooting is really the easiest
way to go.

Doug


On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, NetBSD mailing list wrote:

> 
> Hello,
> in case my custom CD-BOOT for 4000/90 won't work, there is a way I Can
> install it making a system transfer from one disk to another ?
> I Cannot use dd because on my  'old' 4000/90 the boot disk is a 100MB disk
> while this new disk one is 9GB.
> but if I mount the new disc on my 'old' running 4000/90 and I use the
> sysinst program may I install the 1.5 on the new disc ??
> what do u think ? then after installing everything I simply mount the disk
> on my 'new' 4000/90.
> could it be a good idea ?
> 
> thanks
> 
> Rick
> 
>