bb_netbsd problem
"Erhard F." <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.os.netbsd.ports.acorn32 |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Hi folks! I'm a NetBSD Newby, although with experience in var. Linux-distributions and (of course) RiscOS machines. I was wise enough to browse to this mailing list and the arm32 one before installing. So I got the newest bootloader and the machine specific install install / partitioning instructions from the ftp given. The hardware I'm trying to get NetBSD 1.5.2 running is an RiscPC 600, 64+1 MB Ram, StrongArm, 10GB harddisc and CDrom via the internal IDE Port, RiscOS 4.28. My 10 gig HD is splitted in 6 GB RiscOS and the rest for BSD, max. cyl count is 19590, where the RiscOS partition ranges from 0-13520. So I thougt this would be the right number to state in bb_netbsd. I suppose something is written on HD, as the LED flashes (a second time after backing up the old sector). When I tried to boot NetBSD the first time with the installation kernel, the (well known) error message appears: 8 bad disklabel If I am entering the cyl. number calculated by bb_netbsd which is -3123 (minus ??), though the size of the partition is calculated correctly! I get the folling using the bootloader: Disc error 16 at :4/77FEE620 and if I start the loader second time: abort on data transfer at 8039CE4AC, and then "File Core in use" if I try to access to any disk. The only thing I changed in FastBoot was following: adjusting the path for Monitor-Defs Set NetBSD$Kernel ADFS::4.$.NetBSD.RPC-Inst (where this is the location of the unzipped installation kernel) Run <BtNetBSD$Dir>.native.moutufs ADFS 4 (I left unchanged as this sounded ok to me) My actions were in oder of appearance: using bb_netbsd edit FastBoot run the Bootloader ... well that was all Ahm, so what may be the source for my problem and how could I get rid of it? And in future realeses a less cryptic installation procedure so far would sure be appreciated by many possibly NetBSD-interested people. regards, Erhard Furtner