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Re: Getting a SUn 3/60 to boot from a linux box
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alvin Starr)
Fri Nov 3 20:26:58 1995
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 1995 11:50:03 -0500
From: Alvin Starr <alvin@eyepoint.com>
To: Alan Cox <alan@cymru.net>
CC: tgk <tgk@xs1.xs4all.nl>, submit-linux-dev-net@ratatosk.yggdrasil.com
Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > i would like to know if there is a possibility to boot theese machines
> > using my own linux box. i am aware that these machines need their own Os
> > but in the back of my mind is a thought that there must be a possibility
> > for a unix box to "fake" a sun 4/260 server (from wich the machines
> > usually booted) this server had a severe personality problem and is not
> > usable anymore...:)
>
> The Sun 4/260 server boots them with RARP initially to find their address,
> then tftp to send over a kernel then it goes on via NFS etc. Linux can
> be used to boot your Sun clients, as can almost any unix system.
>
> Alan
take a look at the Xkernel stuff. it describes how to get a sun 3/60 to boot from
a generic unix box and run the SunOS. You will still have to do a lot of work to
get the rest working but if you have the sun manuals you sould be will on your way.
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