Subject: Re: Net Booting...
To: Jochen Kunz <jkunz@unixag-kl.fh-kl.de>
From: Mark Wickens <mark.wickens@valtech.co.uk>
List: port-vax
Date: 01/19/2006 09:40:54
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On Wednesday 18 January 2006 22:01, Jochen Kunz wrote:
> Hi.
>
> For the archives:
>
> Today I tried to netboot NetBSD-current on a VAXstation 4000m90 to test
> the SPX wscons(4) driver... Unfortunately the net boot loader still
> doesn't work. I tried with different old versions and the first working
> boot loader I found is from 1.5.1. (1.5 didn't work, other versions are
> untested.) The working boot loader can be found here:
> ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-archive/NetBSD-1.5.1/vax/installat=
io
>n/netboot/boot.mop

Is there not an argument for replacing the most recent 'broken' boot loader=
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with one that works, on the grounds that without inside knowledge or a grea=
t=20
deal of pain most people are just going to give up with the broken one.

Mark 'Blaz steered me round this minefield' W.

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Mark Wickens, Software Consultant, Valtech UK Ltd
CMS Project, DWP Lytham St Annes
Tel: 01253 334465 x64465 Mob: 07917 653012/07780 806787
Email: mark.wickens@valtech.co.uk

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