[SunRescue] Sunos 3.5 on OLDEN sun3toyz

[Tom Schmidt]

A trick you might try is to format and partition the disk on a SunOS 4.X
machine (SPARC or Sun3) and then run the SunOS 3.5 install starting at
the copy mini-UNIX step.  When we used to have SunOS 3.5 running on some
old 3/60 machines, I had large (in those days) 768MB SCSI disks.  I was
able to format and partition them under the SunOS 3.5 boot tapes by
giving all of the track/cylinder information.  But it is much easier to
format and partition the disk using SunOS 4.X since most of the drives
are in the /etc/format.dat file.

Tom

BSD Bob wrote:
> 
> > > Is sunos 3.5 available for download anywhere? I like to collect this old
> > > stuff. I have a 3/50 that needs an OS.
> >
> > It is in the sun3arc/tapes tree of sun3arc.krupp.net or on the sunrescue
> > archives (I forget the url to it offhand).
> >
> 
> Speaking of SunOS 3.5 funzies..... I booted the beast last night, but
> it seems to be tied exactly to the sun scsi/esdi or scsi/mfm controllers,
> or xylogics SMD controllers and it won't run directly into a normal scsi
> drive hung on the scsi bus.....drat!  It must query the proms or something
> in the old MT and MD controller boards.
> 
> That leads me to query..... anyone got a spare top bay tray from a
> sun3 deskside 12 slot case, with the old ESDI Maxtor 1558 HD's?
> In the pursuit of ancient unices, it seems I will need to retrofit
> mine.....(:+{{.... great leap backwards.....
> 
> Any pointers thereto are appreciated.
> 
> Bob
> 
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