Re: wscons kernel?

Hello,

> As I said, you need one of the grfN devices even when not really used.
> WSCONS has several, I usually keep grf0 around so that the grfcn* routines
> get linked in.

I was confusing GRF_AGA and friends with grf, thinking that I had a grf 
already.

>> Now I just have to figure out how to compile a kernel with a wedge set as
>> the root filesystem...
>
> You could also use GPT partitioned disks. GPT usually has a protecting MBR
> on sector 0, the GPT spans sector 1-32. The RDB however must start somewhere
> between block 0 and 15. So you cannot use both together and the disk cannot
> be accessed from AmigaOS or used for booting.

That's my issue. I have an Amiga 1200 with a Blizzard 1260 and Blizzard 
SCSI, and the Blizzard SCSI will boot AmigaDOS but is not compatible with 
a NetBSD bootblock. For many years I've simply used a CompactFlash card in 
a CF to IDE adapter to boot a kernel that has sd0a compiled in as the root 
filesystem, but since I thought it'd be nice to be able to mount the disk 
on other BSD systems, I configured the new drive at sd0 as a GPT disk. Now 
I have to type "dk0" for the root on every boot until someone figures out 
a way to boot from a GPT slice.

It'd also be nice if GPT partitioning could be used for RAIDframe, but I 
suppose it'll be a while before NetBSD supports booting from mirrored 
drives larger than 2 TB :P

Thanks,
John