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From: bouyer@dess306.ibp.fr (Manuel BOUYER)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Sparc NetBSD Installation
Date: 23 Oct 1996 09:41:11 GMT
Organization: Universites Paris VI/Paris VII - France
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criswell (criswell@uiuc.edu) wrote:
> I just finished reading the Sparc NetBSD Installation instructions.  I
> think I understand everything, but there's one part I don't understand.
> 
> Apparently, I can install NetBSD by first formatting and partitioning
> the disk that I want to install it on.  Then, I can put the "mini-root"
> partition onto an empty disk partition, and boot the mini-root, which
> will then allow me to run the install script.
> 
> My question is, where do I put the other NetBSD distribution files, and
> how do I tell the install script where they are?

As far as know, the install script can get the NetBSD distribution files from
an NFS server, or FTP server. So you just put them on a server wich will be
available for your sparc.
The install script will then asck you for the location of the
distribution files.

-- 
Manuel Bouyer, MASI, Universite Paris VI.
email: bouyer@masi.ibp.fr
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