Re: Sun newbie: Is my CD rom bootable?

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998 00:00

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In <74avd2$8hm$1@news1.fast.net> "g.fenstermacher" <gfen@fast.net> writes:

>I've recently acquired an IPX, which has no OS on it at all (so your advice
>on install would be nice too :)

>Anyway, since it didn't come with an OS, obviously I need to try and use a
>cd-rom to install one.. I've got a Toshiba XM-4101BME (2x, scsi-2).

>I'm not adverse to having to cut leads or anything (as I've read in a FAQ),
>so is there a way I can set this to 2048 to use with my IPX? Please? :)

No no no... 8-) To be sun-bootable, it has to support 512-byte blocks, not
2048-byte ones. The XM-4101 does support the 512-byte blocksize.

There should be no need to do anything with the CD-ROM drive apart from
making sure parity is enabled, and that it's set to the correct SCSI ID (# 6
for a boot CD-ROM drive).

Regards,

Craig.
-- 
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Date: 1998/12/06
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