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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!netnews.upenn.edu!dsinc!newsfeed.pitt.edu!gatech!news.mathworks.com!solaris.cc.vt.edu!spcuna!ritz!ritz From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) Subject: Re: Installing from DAT References: <DA7sJt.63@ritz.mordor.com> <3rsp1e$bqp@sylvia.smith.edu> Organization: Mordor International Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 21:06:01 GMT X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Message-ID: <DAAAM2.33w@ritz.mordor.com> Lines: 20 John Fieber (jfieber@grendel.csc.smith.edu) wrote: : In article <DA7sJt.63@ritz.mordor.com>, : Chris Mauritz <ritz@ritz.mordor.com> wrote: : >Seeing as how the latest release probably won't make it to : >CD-ROM for a while, I was wondering if it's possible to do : >an install from 4mm DAT. Is this supported? One would think : >that if scsi CD-ROM installs work, a DAT install *should* just : >be a quick hack to point at the DAT device instead. : No, that won't work. HOWEVER, you could try the SCSI tape : intstall option... Heh. Chris -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@mordor.com | finger/mail info@ritz.mordor.com OR Mordor International | http://www.mordor.com/ 201/212/718 internet access | Modem: (201)433-7343,(212)843-3451