NetBSD Problem Report #8923

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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 16:57:31 +0900 (JST)
From: pf5y-inue@asahi-net.or.jp
To: gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org
Cc: pf5y-inue@asahi-net.or.jp
Subject: support installation without FDD
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>Number:         8923
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       support installation without FDD
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          closed
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Nov 30 00:00:00 +0000 1999
>Closed-Date:    Fri May 23 19:22:16 +0000 2008
>Last-Modified:  Fri May 23 19:22:16 +0000 2008
>Originator:     INOUE Yoshinari
>Release:        1.4.1
>Organization:
ASAHI-NET, JAPAN
---
INOUE Yoshinari		e-mail: pf5y-inue@asahi-net.or.jp
>Environment:
System: NetBSD pc-inoue.kusm.kyoto-u.ac.jp 1.4.1 NetBSD 1.4.1 (W21) #2: Mon Sep 6 17:37:35 JST 1999 inoue@pc-inoue.kusm.kyoto-u.ac.jp:/usr/home/inoue/src/NetBSD/1.4/sys/arch/i386/compile/W21 i386

>Description:
It is worth mentioning in INSTALL.* that NetBSD/i386 installation can
be done without floppy disk drive, by booting "INSTALL" kernel from
dosboot.com MS-DOS utility.

It would also be desirable to supply dosboot.com and INSTALL kernel as
separate files.

>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: joerg@NetBSD.org
State-Changed-When: Fri, 23 May 2008 19:22:16 +0000
State-Changed-Why:
A lot has changed since the days of 1.4.  The two standard
ways to install NetBSD on x86 are nowadays via CD-ROM/DVD and
PXE.  The requirement to boot from DOS is IMO irrelevant, but
it can be done using GRUB in the worst case.  Therefore I don't
think there's any intention to ever address this.
I still want to thank you for your suggestion.


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