[SunRescue] Install without CD

[Linc Fessenden]

tadghe at surf-ici.com wrote:

> Good Afternoon!
>
> Well I finally have the IPX up and running (complete with external drive), but
> my next question, oh great sun-guru's, oh great masters of all things Sun
> related, is how would one go about installing BSD or Linux from the net remote
> CDROM (ie, boot from floppy and then have the install go out and grab what it
> needs) (I don't have a compatable CDROM).  I've seen lots of posts in the
> newsgroups talking about doing this, but no definative "howto" or "10 easy
> steps to installing BSD/Linux on your Sun Lunchbox" :-).
>
> Thank You!
>
> Christopher
> http://mordikyn.dhs.org

Linux or BSD would be easy..  Both of the allow for a boot disk which starts the
installation, and then you can do an HTTP, FTP or NFS installation.  Personally I
think FTP or HTTP is the easiest.  You just answer the questions to config your
network adapter on the Sparc, and then point it to the HTTP or FTP site on your
local network where you have linked your cdrom.  And off it goes..!
-Linc.