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Subject: RE: Making a bootable tape for a SPARCstation
From: Steven Grunza <steven.grunza () dgms ! com>
Date: 1999-04-22 17:04:44
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For the record, I did the following commands from NetBSD-1.3
mt rewind
dd if=miniroot-14_ALPHA.fs of=/dev/rst0 bs=5120
halt
Then from the PROM monitor did:
boot tape
- result "The file just loaded does not appear to be executable."
boot st(,0,2)netbsd
- result "The file just loaded does not appear to be executable.
boot st(0,0,1)
- result "The file just loaded does not appear to be executable
Any suggestions? I don't have a SunOS tape from which to boot. I would
also like to avoid using a SunOS tape since I don't really have a valid
license to use it......
Steven G.
On Thursday, April 22, 1999 11:58 AM, rdkeys@unity.ncsu.edu
[SMTP:rdkeys@unity.ncsu.edu] wrote:
> > I've looked through the FAQ's on www.netbsd.org but haven't been able
to
> > find information on how to make a bootable tape. Is it really as
simple as
> > using dd to put a miniroot on the front of a tape and then telling the
> > SPARCstation to boot from tape or is there some more complicated magic
to
> > it? I'm going to be installing NetBSD-1.3.3 or NetBSD-1.4 to a
completely
> > empty drive soon so if no one has any info on how to do this and I do
> > manage to figure it out, to where would I submit the procedure?
>
> I use a sunos tape to boot and initially set up the machine. Then,
> I dd the miniroot to swap and boot that. It might be nice to roll
> an ordinary bootable tape for my sun4 dinosaur. Anyone got the right
> bootblock bits for that? I know, the sun4 is only half a sparc, but
> it tries......(:+}}....
>
> Bob Keys
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