Re: partitioning for dual boot

To: Martin <inkubus@interalpha.co.uk>
Cc: Debian Sparc <debian-sparc@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: partitioning for dual boot
From: Dave Love <d.love@dl.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 14:59:38 +0100
Message-id: <[🔎] rzqwtnwt99x.fsf@loveshack>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 1121120650.8420.13.camel@michael.spiral.eu.org> (Martin's message of "Mon, 11 Jul 2005 23:24:10 +0100")
References: <[🔎] rzqoe99whq1.fsf@loveshack> <[🔎] 200507120029.26363.jon@mandrake.net.au> <[🔎] rzq8y0dwe6g.fsf@loveshack> <[🔎] 1121120650.8420.13.camel@michael.spiral.eu.org>

Martin <inkubus@interalpha.co.uk> writes:

> If OpenBoot is aware of the controller that the external disk is
> attached to you should be able to boot off it with the right
> incantation.

I've not had luck doing that, either on an Ultra 5 with a SCSI card or
on v210 using the external SCSI port.

> Awareness requires OpenBoot drivers for the device and /
> or OpenBoot firmware on the card.

Yes, this is with Sun bits (apart from the actual disk on the external
SCSI).

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- Re: partitioning for dual boot
  - From: Dave Love <d.love@dl.ac.uk>
- Re: partitioning for dual boot
  - From: Martin <inkubus@interalpha.co.uk>

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