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List:       netbsd-port-alpha
Subject:    Re: netbooting with MOP
From:       "Aaron J. Grier" <agrier () poofy ! goof ! com>
Date:       1999-08-19 4:38:18
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On Wed, Aug 18, 1999 at 07:07:04PM -0700, Erik E. Fair wrote:
> The SRM firmware upgrade software can be booted via MOP according to the
> documentation that comes with it - that strikes me as a good thing for
> NetBSD's mopd to support, since DEC (I mean, Compaq) still sends out the
> updates via FTP (the CD-ROM costs money).

I've successfully upgraded the firmware in my 3000/400 via mopd running
on a pmax.  It would seem that NetBSD's mopd already groks files in MOP
format.  :)

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  Aaron J. Grier  | "Not your ordinary poofy goof." | agrier@poofy.goof.com
    "[...] of all the port lists to grumble to about slow CPU speeds and
     other resource limitations, I'd imagine that port-vax is not a very
     good choice :-)"  --  Brian D. Chase

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