Booting Media
INSTALL.html#Preparing the Booting Media
To prepare install media, see following table:
| Media | Type/data | Open Firmware Versions | notes |
|---|
1.05
1.1.22
2.0.x | 2.4 | 3 |
|---|
| floppy |
MS-DOS floppy
| x | x |
| (may not be supported by Open Firmware 2.4)
| |
NetBSD install floppy
| x | x |
|
| | CD-R |
NetBSD/macppc install CD-R image
| x | x | x |
| |
ISO9660 CD-ROM
| x | x | x |
| |
Hybrid HFS/ISO9660 CD-ROM
|
| x |
|
| | network |
ethernet
| x | x | x |
built-in Ethernet CARD (or OF supported one) required
| | hard disk |
HFS or HFS+ partition
|
| x | x |
place ofwboot.xcf and netbsd-GENERIC_MD.gz on HFS
| | Hard Disk |
netbsd-GENERIC_MD.gz
| x | x |
|
Place /netbsd-GENERIC_MD.gz on
Pre-installed NetBSD disk, and it won't be a target.
| | hard disk(SCSI or IDE) |
floppy image
| x | x |
| (not recommended)
|
|
