Re: NetBSD 8 install image for amd64?

[Jukka Marin <jukka.marin%embedtronics.fi@localhost>]

On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 09:17:49AM -0400, D'Arcy Cain wrote:
> On 06/21/17 07:13, Jukka Marin wrote:
> >I was able to install NetBSD 8 on the Qotom box I have been playing with,
> >but when it boots it doesn't find root device (wd0) and when I hit a key
> >on the USB keyboard, kernel panics.. ;-(  The install kernel was working
> >ok, though.  I'll experiment more.
> 
> I too installed from USB recently and had similar problems.  Here is the
> first thing to do assuming that you are using the entire disk for NetBSD.
> Once you boot up the stick, go to the utility menu and enter the shell.  Do
> this:
> 
> $ dd if=/dev/zero of=/rc0d
> 
> You may only need to clear the first megabyte but I tried a few smaller
> amounts and then finally did the above.  The next install worked.

I reinstalled, but changed the partition sizes this time and everything works
now.

> This is probably a good idea on any install if there is an existing system
> on the drive.
> 
> We do need to figure out why the install image doesn't deal with this in the
> first place.

Maybe there could be an option for clearing the beginning of the disk (and it
could be automatic when doing a fresh install and using the whole disk).

BTW, urndis doesn't seem to work with an u-blox LTE modem (L210).  I keep
getting errors like

urndis0: usb error on tx: IOERROR
urndis0: usb error on tx: TIMEOUT

The AT command interface works at /dev/ttyU0, however.

  -jm