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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Casioqv ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >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> >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
