Subject: Re: hardware compatability Re: Linux emulation, binary software, cluster/grid and SMP
To: None <tech-kern@netbsd.org>
From: George Georgalis <george@galis.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/11/2006 10:02:49
On Sat, Mar 11, 2006 at 02:48:25PM +0100, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
>On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 05:58:06PM -0500, George Georgalis wrote:
>> I see a 3.0 amd64 cdrom (I used i386 before) but how do I
>> install a kernel with current drivers? should I setup a PXE boot
>> installer, well, with no networking, that's out. I need to get a
>
>Why ? The PXE boot can load a kernel, even if this kernel doesn't have
>a driver for the network adapter. IMHO it's the best way, especially
>if you need to test several different kernels.

right, thanks!

// George


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