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

[RVP <rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost>]

On Thu, 13 Jul 2023, Jay F. Shachter wrote:

> The computer immediately says "Invalid partition table!"

This is very likely a message from the BIOS telling you that there's something
wrong with the partition table. Just zero it out:

Exit the installer (sysinst) in the main menu, then run:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rwd0 bs=1m count=10

That will zero-out 10 MB of your first (S)ATA disk. Make sure you
have the correct disk here! You can get back to installer by typing
`exit' or Ctrl-D.

> And then, a few seconds later, it crashes.
>  [   6.5091723] nouveau0: error: unknown chipset (ffffffff)

This looks like flaky hardware. Disabling the nouveau DRMKMS driver like the
previous user suggested should work here. At the bootloader prompt, you can
also do:

userconf disable nouveau*
boot


-RVP