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Xref: sserve comp.unix.bsd:14739 comp.os.386bsd.development:2484 comp.os.386bsd.bugs:2451 comp.os.386bsd.apps:1374 comp.os.386bsd.questions:12710 comp.os.386bsd.misc:3412 comp.os.os2.programmer.misc:12594 comp.os.linux.development:14113 comp.os.minix:24106 comp.os.mach:4153 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:6989 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!mimbres.cs.unm.edu!tesuque.cs.sandia.gov!mustang.mst6.lanl.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!Germany.EU.net!not-for-mail From: bs@Germany.EU.net (Bernard Steiner) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.os.386bsd.bugs,comp.os.386bsd.apps,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.os2.programmer.misc,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.minix,comp.os.mach,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit Subject: Re: Report on SVNET: Bill Jolitz's Talk; Mind Overload. Date: 24 Aug 1994 16:37:22 +0200 Organization: EUnet Deutschland GmbH, Dortmund, Germany Lines: 27 Distribution: world Message-ID: <33flv2$49a@Germany.EU.net> References: <jmonroyCuq5J1.Fy8@netcom.com> <MIB.94Aug18102735@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu> <Cur2uA.9EI@cnn.nas.nasa.gov> <CurvLE.9pA@pe1chl.ampr.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: qwerty.germany.eu.net In article <CurvLE.9pA@pe1chl.ampr.org>, rob@pe1chl.ampr.org (Rob Janssen) writes: |> In <Cur2uA.9EI@cnn.nas.nasa.gov> tweten@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Dave Tweten) writes: |> |> >The final revelation to me was how he planned for users to boot directly |> >off the CD, with no need for a boot floppy. The actual scheme is: |> |> > 1. Have an Adaptec 154xy SCSI controler, for all values of x and y. |> > Also have a Mitsumi CD drive. |> |> > 2. Boot DOS. |> |> > 3. Mount the CD under DOS and run a "boot 386BSD" program off the CD. |> |> >Not quite as mysterious and awe inspiring as the first story I heard on |> >the net. |> |> Well, well... But we had an inspiring discussion about the possibility and |> practicality of this "booting from CD" anyway :-) What on earth is DOS (as mentioned in step 2.) ? Okay, that was a bit over the top. How do I go about "mounting" the CD under DOS whe I haven't got any software drivers for doing just that ? -Bernard