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IBM 3.0.04 Boot Order

Hello, I just got an old IBM NetVista workstation to play with :D
The computer has 256mb ram and a Pentium 3 processor.

I wanted to install openBSD on it, but I couldn’t get the computer to boot from the CD, so I had to look around for a solution, the Boot Agent has two modes, normal user mode and admin mode.

In the user mode you can only change the order, like Try network first, then local drives.
But you cannot set the CD boot as highest priority.

That’s why you have to get into the admin mode, to enter that mode, you need to press F1 while the computer boots, and then you can change the boot order.

As I have been thinking of buying a Soekris or any other embedded computer to create a firewall I’ll try to get it running on this workstation first to see if I really need it. (And also if I’m able to get it running).

I might also try to get a (secure) server running.

Well, see you around

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