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From: veit@du9ds3.uni-duisburg.de (Holger Veit)
Subject: Re: 386bsd install program :-)
References: <RAEBURN.92Aug19005834@cambridge.cygnus.com>
Date: 19 Aug 92 11:32:33 GMT
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In <RAEBURN.92Aug19005834@cambridge.cygnus.com> raeburn@cambridge.cygnus.com (Ken Raeburn) writes:

>I was having some problems with the "install" script, when trying to
>re-install my disk, and decided to go through it by hand.  I looked
>through the install binary so I could copy some of the commands (it
>runs at least some as subprocesses), and found these:

>    No disk drive to install 386BSD on.
>    Would you care to have it installed on your TV instead? (y/n)
>    Sorry, installation on TV sets not allowed per CCIR, "Green Book"
>    15th Plenary Assembly, Geneva 1982 Vol. 9, Part I,
>    International Telecommunications Union.

>Um... has anyone ever actually gotten these messages? :-)

>Ken

No problem. Just try to install 386BSD on a 386 system without any
hard disk. Perhaps we might consider making a kernel image with
a memory file system for diskless 386-PCs with 64MB main memory ;-)

Holger

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