Re: Problems installing NetBSD 6.1.2 on IBM 4910-T3S
Marc Balmer <[email protected]>
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Am 07.01.2014 18:28, schrieb David Brownlee: > On 7 January 2014 10:04, Marc Balmer <[email protected]> wrote: >> When I install NetBSD 6.1.2 from CD-ROM on an IBM 4910-T3S (older >> SurePOS 300 model) with a WDC400ABJS 40 GB harddrive, the installer does >> not detect the drive geometry and asks me to specify it. >> >> The installer then proceeds and installs everything the usual way, but >> when I reboot the system, the primary FFSv2 bootstrapper exits with >> errno 5, Can't open /boot. >> >> Another bug in the installer is that when I select the swiss german >> keyboard layout it will not switch the layout. But I can enter >> wscontrol -w encoding=sg by hand on the shell from the utility menu and >> that works. >> >> Any ideas on how to install NetBSD 6.1.2 on this machine are appreciated. >> >> [dmesg etc] > > My guess would be an oddball BIOS or a bug in NetBSD with a slightly odd BIOS. > > I assume the disk works fine in another box? > > As a data point does a (much) earlier version of NetBSD detect the disk OK? > NetBSD 5.0.x installed just fine, and an upgrade to 5.1.3 went smooth (though we did not update the bootloader).