17 Dec
2004
17 Dec
'04
7:45 p.m.
Thanks,
I managed to find a package by Cabletron that does bootpd/tftpd for
windows. It worked fine for me to get a NetBSD image over to the
machine (even though the NetBSD-pmax pages suggest that tftp netbooting
isn't possible with my PROM). I'm able to start installing via NFS
served from cygwin, but I don't have enough space on my RZ24-E drive
(SCSI, 209MB) to hold the base system.
What I'm thinking is that I don't really need the full base system
-- all I want for now is enough of a system to run a tiny httpd for
fun... does anyone know whether there's a stripped-down NetBSD that can
be run, or another OS that's trivial to install via the bootp/tftp
method above, and is small enough to fit?
Thanks again for all your ideas.
Dan Williams wrote:
On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:42:47 -0500, 9000 VAX
<vax9000(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:10:48 -0500, Nathan
Schepers
<nschepers(a)govital.net> wrote:
If you want to keep windows running i'd suggest netbsd/i386 under
vmware or virtual pc. If you don't have them then netbsd/vax under
simh I assume would work. I definatly works under vms to boot
machines it can even join a cluster.
Dan
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Does anyone have any information or links to free utilities to do the
bootp/tftp/rarp stuff necessary to netboot machines from a Windows 2000
machine? I'm thinking specifically of a DECstation 5000/125 and the
VAXStations that I have.
I'd suggest NetBSD/i386 as net booting server. I tried to setup a
linux to net boot my vax 3900 but failed. I forgot the reason.
Unwilling to spend more time to solve the problem, I turned to NetBSD.
Easy and straight.
vax, 9000