Subject: Re: Getting the Source Code for SYS_INST for the HP 300
To: Julius Goh <caesar148@hotmail.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 02/13/2000 10:23:01
On Sun, 13 Feb 2000 15:00:21 +0800
"Julius Goh" <caesar148@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I would like to obtain the source code for SYS_INST, the miniroot
> installation program for the HP 300 port. I have not been successfully in
> installing netBSD on my HP 433S machine because SYS_INST stalls while trying
> to install the miniroot program. I would like to study the source code to
> understand better the cause of the problem. Secondly I am keen in
> contributing to netBSD by maybe improving on the SYS_INST program to make it
> more user friendly and more robust. I'm new to netBSD and I'm no programming
> guru but I'm will to give it my best shot.
The SYS_INST program is a standalone problem, and source can be found in
src/sys/arch/hp300/stand/inst. Note that it uses the common standalone
code in src/sys/arch/hp300/stand/common and src/sys/lib/libsa.
-- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>