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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.sys.mac.apps Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!grumpy.fl.net.au!news.webspan.net!news.intersurf.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.mathworks.com!howland.erols.net!torn!nott!cu23.crl.aecl.ca!usenet From: rbirchal@intranet.ca (Richard Birchall) Subject: Re: Booting NetBSD/mac68k off Zip? X-Nntp-Posting-Host: cp2517.crl.aecl.ca Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII Message-ID: <E3LnqA.Avv@cu23.crl.aecl.ca> Sender: usenet@cu23.crl.aecl.ca (USENET News System) Organization: n/a X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.8 (16bit) References: <tycheung-0501971150450001@tycheung.millburn.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 18:37:22 GMT Lines: 24 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.sys.mac.comm:183250 comp.unix.bsd:16859 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:5070 comp.sys.mac.apps:174233 In article <tycheung-0501971150450001@tycheung.millburn.org>, tycheung@ultrasparc.millburn.org says... > >Is it possible to boot and run NetBSD/Mac68k off of a Zip disk? This >would really be interesting since I could theoretically choose between >UNIX and Mac OS whenever I need one or the other. Hello, I've booted NetBSD off of an EZ-135 cartridge, so it should work fine with a Zip drive. Format the entire Zip cartridge for A/UX except for a small Mac partion for booting the MacOS and running the NetBSD boot utility. To do this easily, just copy over the files from your Disk Tools diskette into the small bootable partition (say 2 MB); then copy the boot utility into this partition. I had to de-select "Eject cartridge on unmount" in the EZ135 driver. There must be a similar option for the Zip driver. Richard