> The bootfloppies make configuring the debian base-system kind of fool > proof in contrast to a tar'ed basesystem which may be hard to set up > correctly. And nobody wants to run nfs-root any longer than > absolutely necessary for performance reasons anyway. > -- Guido
Considering the price of drive sleds for SGI systems, NFS root will probably be the way to go for me for quite a while. Does anyone have experience with IRIX and Linux on the same drive? Is there a HOWTO or something on using the so-called "bootfloppies"? - Michael ===== "I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones." -- Linus Torvalds in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Hurd will be out in a year (or two, or next month, who knows)..." -- Linus Torvalds in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/

