Re: anyone on this list? Help needed with UDB.
My multia has both ARC and SRM firmware. I can type arc at the srm console to reboot into arc and I can use the arc menus to reboot into SRM. I want to install the potato pre-release. I am currently d/loading the iso's.
7/9/00 9:38:21 PM, Ron Farrer <rbf@farrer.net> wrote:
>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).
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