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.\" $NetBSD: prep,v 1.3 2002/07/11 04:52:51 scottr Exp $
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When installing NetBSD for your
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.Nx \*V
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system, you have to decide where you want your root partition and
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how you'll be downloading your kernel.
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Since the
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.Tn IBM
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ROM rather limits your boot options, you won't be able to have the
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machine boot independently.
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Once you load the kernel, however, you may have the root file system on a
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local disk or you can configure a diskless setup.
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.Pp
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In either case, you'll need to set up to boot the kernel over the network
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or over a serial line.
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.Ss2 Booting over a serial line
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2002-06-30 16:30:20 +04:00
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This is not currently documented or supported.
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If you would like to attempt this and supply documentation, please do!
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