From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 31 01:32:05 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A1DA37B401; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 01:32:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from srv1.cosmo-project.de (srv1.cosmo-project.de [213.83.6.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBE6943FA3; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 01:32:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de (cicely5.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301:200:92ff:fe9b:20e7]) (authenticated bits=0) by srv1.cosmo-project.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6V8VxaK066562 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK); Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:32:01 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (cicely12.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301::12]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6V8VvAx093207 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:31:57 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6V8VuNS099315; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:31:56 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6V8Vu4p099314; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:31:56 +0200 (CEST) Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:31:55 +0200 From: Bernd Walter To: Wilko Bulte , ticso@cicely.de, alpha@freebsd.org, Scott Long , Ruslan Ermilov , Poul-Henning Kamp Message-ID: <20030731083155.GA97176@cicely12.cicely.de> References: <20030730014325.GA6459@dragon.nuxi.com> <20030730045946.GA22205@sunbay.com> <20030730154052.GA55744@dragon.nuxi.com> <20030730155414.GA99616@sunbay.com> <20030730185412.GA71527@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20030730190730.GP42805@cicely12.cicely.de> <20030730191738.GC71737@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20030730194829.GQ42805@cicely12.cicely.de> <20030730201109.GA72260@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20030731033332.GN430@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030731033332.GN430@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely12.cicely.de 5.1-CURRENT alpha User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Subject: Re: Floppies for ALPHA X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:32:05 -0000 On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 01:33:32PM +1000, Peter Jeremy wrote: > On 2003-Jul-30 22:11:09 +0200, Wilko Bulte wrote: > [dd the install image onto a HDD] > >Well, I have done something like this once by pulling a StorageWorks > >SBB disk from a machine where I dd-ed an OS ontop of it and then put > >that disk in another machine to boot it. > > I also had to do it to bootstrap my Multia - no floppy drive or CD-ROM > and the FreeBSD netboot is incompatible with the Multia SRM. Must be multia specific - I netbooted a NoName. > It's a nuisance unless you have removable media and a running system > where you can attach the media but it is doable. IIRC have multias pcmcia slots. Can they boot from flash media? My IBM notebook supports this - and via adapter even from CF. > It's still easier than installing a Sun3 from tape. My first FreeBSD installation was done from tape. Unfortunately PC need another media to boot from :( -- B.Walter BWCT http://www.bwct.de ticso@bwct.de info@bwct.de