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From: jfieber@grendel.csc.smith.edu (John Fieber)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Installing from DAT
Date: 16 Jun 1995 20:19:58 GMT
Organization: Smith College, Northampton, MA, USA
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References: <DA7sJt.63@ritz.mordor.com>
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In article <DA7sJt.63@ritz.mordor.com>,
Chris Mauritz <ritz@ritz.mordor.com> wrote:
>Seeing as how the latest release probably won't make it to
>CD-ROM for a while, I was wondering if it's possible to do
>an install from 4mm DAT.  Is this supported?  One would think
>that if scsi CD-ROM installs work, a DAT install *should* just
>be a quick hack to point at the DAT device instead.

No, that won't work.  HOWEVER, you could try the SCSI tape
intstall option...

8-)

-john
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