211BSD install

From: Jochen Kunz <jkunz_at_unixag-kl.fh-kl.de>
Date: Fri Jan 2 10:37:28 2004

On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 09:26:07 -0600
"Christopher Cureau" <chrisc_at_addpower.com> wrote:

> Is there any other method that I could use?
Create a disk image with an emulator and push it to the PDP-11 with
vtserver?

> I'm also assuming that I will need to get a TK50, a TK70 or the like.
Or a TU80 or a TS11 or ... see setup.ps for supported tapes.

> I'm going to be installing this system with a SCSI controller that
> speaks MSCP and (hopefully) TMSCP, and I was really hoping that I
> could get away with creating the installation tape with the SCSI DAT
> drive I have...
This may work. You should take care to create the boot tape the right
way. The dd(1) method from the HOWTO file doesn't work. Use maketape.
This ensures that all files are written with the correct block sizes to
the tape.
-- 
tsch??,
       Jochen
Homepage: http://www.unixag-kl.fh-kl.de/~jkunz/
Received on Fri Jan 02 2004 - 10:37:28 GMT

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