On Wed, 15 Apr 1998 08:17:42 +0200,
Nico van Eikema Hommes <hommes@ccc.uni-erlangen.de> wrote:
> 
> However, the original point (speed of the installer) remains unsolved.
> How about a compromise for those platforms that don't yet have a native
> installer: in addition to "base.tgz", provide a "minimal.tgz" which has
> just enough to boot netbsd (single user would be sufficient) and untar
> a cpin-ed base.tgz.

I think this is better solved by NetBSD-side installation tool
(i.e. sysinst and friends).  Right now, we have on mac68k port some
things (like distribution set files saved on HFS partitions, no
floppy, etc.) that don't quite fit sysinst as it is, so changes will
be necessary.

Ken