Subject: Re: Boot netbsd 2.0 on RiscPC
To: Peter Teichmann <lists@peter-teichmann.de>
From: Gavan Fantom <gavan@coolfactor.org>
List: port-acorn32
Date: 05/27/2005 21:43:57
Peter Teichmann wrote:
>>Perhaps you could try a newer bootloader?
>
> I am using boot32 revision 3.40, and the netbsd-RPC_WSCONS kernel (which I
> unzipped and later learned that this was not necessary) from NetBSD-2.0. Is
> there a newer boot32?
The version shipped with NetBSD 2.0 should be sufficient.
> And still, I do NOT understand why it needs a 25472K wimpslot with boot32
> (read the last mail for more info). I do not understand the amount, and I do
> not understand that I have to set it by myself, if it is able to extend the
> wimpslot by itself.
The only thing I can think of is that perhaps the attempt boot32 is
making to extend the wimpslot is failing.
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