Subject: Re: NetBSD on JavaStation
To: Darren Reed <darrenr@cyber.com.au>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-sparc
Date: 08/21/1997 06:49:31
On Wed, 20 Aug 1997 13:20:23 +1000 (EST)
Darren Reed <darrenr@cyber.com.au> wrote:
> Out of curiosity, has anyone tried doing a network boot of NetBSD-sparc
> onto a JavaStation with the microSPARC-II ?
>
> Is it possible to even build a kernel with root on nfs and with no esp
> or scsi drivers ?
No. I have a friend at Sun who has a JS on his desk and might try to boot
one if I send him a kernel... but the hardware on a JS is cheezy - VGA
graphics, etc.
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