Re: Cannot Install From NetBSD-9.3-amd64-install.img

[John McCue <jmclists%jmcunx.com@localhost>]

On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 07:51:26PM -0500, Jay F. Shachter wrote:
> Esteemed Colleagues:
>
> I cannot install NetBSD from NetBSD-9.3-amd64-install.img (despite the
> fact that the name of the file contains a promise that I can).

I do not know how you created the USB drive, but there are
two type of images.  One for bios and another for new type
booting.  Did you select the correct type ?

> I copied the file to a USB storage device and then instructed my
> computer to boot from it.  The computer immediately says "Invalid
> partition table!"

After you create the USB, try this to verify:

# disklabel /dev/rsd0d

<snip>
> And then, a few seconds later, it crashes.  Here are the last few
> lines of output (there may be typographical errors, I am copying from
> the screen by hand):
>
>  [   6.5091599] boot device: sd0
>  [   6.5091599] root on dk1
>  [   6.5091723] root file system type: ffs
>  [   6.5091723] kern.module.path=/stand/amd64/9.3/modules
>  [   6.5091723] nouveau0: error: unknown chipset (ffffffff)

For the nouveau issue I would try to install 10.0 BETA, I am
using 10.0 BETA on a T420 Thinkpad and that fixed some odd
issues for me.  It also works on a W541 Thinkpad, but the
Nvidia GPU heats up a bit, even if I disable it.  9.3 fails
to boot on the W541.

Another option is to disable at boot nouveau, select boot
prompt and:

> boot -c
> disable nouveau
> quit

Maybe that will help ?
If not you are having an issue beyond my knowledge

John