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From: thorpej@baygate.bayarea.net (Jason R. Thorpe)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Run NetBSD on diskless sun3 (via nfs)?
Date: 18 Oct 1996 01:49:57 GMT
Organization: George's NetBSD answer man
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In article <5461rf$6ks@sparccg.Myrias.AB.CA>,
Allan Young <allan@sparccg.Myrias.AB.CA> wrote:

>Can you run NetBSD on a diskless sun3?  The install docs mention
>_installing_ NetBSD via network but do not mention if it's possible to
>run with just a network connection (ie. using nfs) and no local disk
>on the sun.

Yes... it works basically as you'd expect it to... very much like running
diskless under SunOS..  See the NetBSD diskless(8) manual page for
more information.

>Is there a suitable kernel out there for running a diskless 3/60?

The GENERIC one will get you going...

>PS I know performance will bite running diskless, but hey it's only a
>3/60 any way!

Mu 3/60 chugs along quite nicely (esp. with it's blazing fast ESDI disks! :-)

	-- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@bayarea.net>