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From: ejones16@cc0250.pd9.ford.com (Michael E Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: NetBSD/pmax questions...
Date: 1 Mar 1996 16:35:12 GMT
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:   My next question is this:  If I install NetBSD on a different drive, 
: will I be able to boot both without major config changes?

I have a 5000/133 running both Ultrix and NetBSD. I have 5 hard drives,
2 rz25, 1 rz26 and 2 quantums. I can boot either Ultrix or NetBSD on
my machine. The only problem is, the SCSI driver currently in use
on NetBSD/pmax is kind of particular about the quality of the SCSI
chain. I can't get NetBSD to boot w/o scsi errors if I have the
external drive box connected. So, to boot NetBSD, I must disconnect
the external drives. It's kind of a pain in the butt, but I'm not
lookin a gift horse in the mouth. Perhaps in the future it will be
remedied. 

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