>>>>> "Orion" == Orion the Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Orion> First, thanks a lot for all the replies. Yes, I had read Orion> somewhere that Ultra's cannot be booted from floppy, I just Orion> can't remember exactly where. Probably the Install Manual? Orion> But the odd thing is, I have Orion> already installed Debian/Linux in this same machine using Orion> floppy disks with a set of images from the site Orion> ftp.ecs.msu.edu, and it worked! It was pre-slink, though, and Orion> I think the images were for testing. Unfortunately, I was Orion> stupid enough to overwrite the disk a few weeks ago, and so had Orion> to try the new images (without success). So I assume there is Orion> a way since the hardware is exactly the same. Does anyone have Orion> any idea how? Many thanks in advance. Hmm. My model, an ultra5, I know actually lacks the ability to boot from floppies in the firmware. I guess there is a bug here in that for sun4u machines which support it, floppy booting should work. -- .....Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
