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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd From: Andrew.Grillet@purplet.demon.co.uk (Andrew Grillet) Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!pipex!demon!purplet!Andrew.Grillet Subject: Re: [announcement] 386bsd Organization: FidoNet node 2:252/305 - The Purple Tentacle, Reading Date: Sun, 12 Jun 1994 18:15:00 +0000 Message-ID: <653.2DFB9BB0@purplet.demon.co.uk> Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk Lines: 37 -=> On 05-08-94 13:16, Patrick Schaaf posted to All <=- PS> From: bof@wg.saar.de (Patrick Schaaf) PS> Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 18:29:29 GMT PS> Organization: Yoyodyne Posting Systems, Bellona PS> Message-ID: PS> <CpE8p7.H@wg.saar.de> PS> Newsgroups: PS> comp.os.os2.programmer.misc,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.minix,com PS> p.os.mach,comp.periphs,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.os.38 PS> 6bsd.development,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc PS> newcombe@aa.csc.peachnet.edu (Dan Newcombe) writes: >I think you missed the point. The idea was you plop the CD in the drive, and >boot from that - not from the hard drive - not from a floppy drive, purely >from the CD drive. PS> Given a motherboard with memory, an Adaptec, a CD drive, and PS> video/keyboard, the question is PS> How? PS> I didn't know I can toggle in some boot code when it says PS> NO ROM BASIC. PS> SYSTEM HALTED. Perhaps we can all get together and persuade Adapted to add this ability to their BIOS/SCSISelect. Its not really difficult ... Adaptec, if you are listening .... It should be able to select boot device ID ___AND___ Boot from HD, CD or tape. (If anyone knows how to boot from a printer, that too :-) .. Backup the hard disk? There's no gear stick!