Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!iuvax!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!leah!rds95
From: rds95@leah.Albany.Edu (Robert Seals)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Getting a bootable kernel on tape
Keywords: 9-track ultrix v1.2
Message-ID: <1942@leah.Albany.Edu>
Date: 8 Aug 89 17:58:31 GMT
Organization: The University at Albany, Computer Services Center
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Hello,
The recent dicussion of getting a bootable kernel on tape has lead
me wonder just how this is done. I have a 6250 9-track and a tk50 on
a microvax-II (and an ra81); obviously, 9-track is preferable |-@.
So, can I just "dd" my /vmunix onto a 9-track, and then if
the root filesystem gets clobbered, boot from tape thusly

b mua1

or something?

rob

By the way, we WILL eventually be upgrading to the current version
of ultrix, but until then, I be stuck with v1.2.