On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, Paul Forgey wrote:
> Is it possible to specify an NFS root device in the booter?  I can't find
> where this would be set, and 'ask alternate' doesn't seem to do anything.  I
> can't find any documentation about the config file to build a kernel with
> such a root filesystem either..

I think that's set within the kernel, not in the booter. Try using:
config             netbsd  root on ? type nfs

in your kernel configuration file. Also, "man diskless".
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