Casioqv (casioqv@usermail.com) wrote: > I've recently subscribed to this list and haven't seen any traffic. Is > anyone on this list? Am I subscribed correctly <test>? I have a DEC > Multia/UDB 166mhz that I want to get linux on but I have no floppy > drive. I just have a old IBM SCSI drive in it that it recognizes and I > can take out and pu in my pc to get "stuff". I can't figure out how to > boot the debian install from the firmware (via network) or the hard > drive without using a floppy. I am currently downloading the cd images > of the latest potato release that I will then mount over nfs. Yes we are alive and doing well. What firmware do you have installed? It will be either ARC BIOS or SRM. I believe only SRM can do a netboot, IIRC. When the system powers up, do you have a prompt that looks like ">>>" or do you get a menu? Which version of Debian GNU/Linux are you trying to install? Ron P.S. I CC'd the list, you should receive two copies (test). -- Email: <mailto:rbf@farrer.net> Home: <http://www.farrer.net/~rbf/> Alpha Linux Organization: <http://www.alphalinux.org> Alpha News: <http://www.alphanews.net> Bellingham Linux Users Group: <http://www.blug.org>
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