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Date:      Fri, 12 Jun 1998 10:51:14 -0500 (CDT)
From:      "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com>
To:        luomat+FreeBSD@luomat.peak.org (Timothy J Luoma)
Cc:        dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Installing FBSD onto SCSI SyJet?
Message-ID:  <199806121551.KAA12954@horton.iaces.com>
In-Reply-To: <199806121457.KAA13074@luomat.peak.org> from Timothy J Luoma at "Jun 12, 98 10:57:15 am"

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In a previous message, Timothy J Luoma said:
> 	Author:        Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
> 	Original-Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 03:38:42 -0700 (PDT)
> 	Message-ID:     
> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980612033759.11999G-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
> 
> > I suppose you can, as long as the Syjet is the 1GB version.
> 
> Yup, it is... actually 1.5gb
> 
> 
> > Booting it is your problem :-)  Most SCSI controllers won't boot
> > removables.
> 
> Well I have an emergency EZ135 disk for NeXTStep which I use to boot from  
> time to time, so that will work.

I've installed FBSD on a SyJet and it worked fine. It was just a quick
test on a friends SyJet, so I didn't get a lot of work on it. 

The SyQuest drives are complete SCSI disks, unlink Zip drives, and need
no special drivers (like old optical disks). 


> 
> My real concern is the problem where at the end of the installation one  
> cannot get past the boot manager's F? prompt.... *that* would be yucky when  
> doing an FTP install.

Why would you need this? I installed it to use the entire disk (but remain
compatible with other OS's), you don't really need booteasy. 

Unless you want to boot easy from a different disk into the SyJet disk. 
That I can't help you with.

> Hopefully when 2.3 hits the presses I'll be able to afford the CDs&book,  
> which I would really like.

Having the CD is a must. Consider doing a subscription, it'll save you 
$15. 


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