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From: josh@infocom.com (Josh Albertson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Failed? sun3 install?
Date: 10 Dec 1995 17:33:25 GMT
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I recently attempted to run NetBSD install for Sun3 on a 3/60.  I started out
the simple way and made the boot tape via the supplied script.  When I tried
to boot with this tape it started out like I thought it would, but then spits
"exec: short read".  Maybe I should be asking people who know about tape 
messages, but I thought I would start here to determine if it was software 
related.  I have tried 2 different tape drives and 3 tapes.  Has anyone   
experienced this and know what I might be doing wrong?  This is NetBSD-1.1/   
sun3 - a 1st time install.

Thanks much,
-Josh
josh@infocom.com