Subject: Re: disk problem on install
To: Eric.Melville (Exchange) <Eric.Melville@target.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: port-alpha
Date: 06/09/2000 18:05:38
Sounds like you might have the floppy image on the start of your
disk, so its using that floppy sied disklabel?
Try exiting to the shell and running
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rsd0a count=40
(Where rsd0 is the appropriate disk)
David/absolute
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On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, Eric.Melville (Exchange) wrote:
> I believe I am reaching the next stage of insanity. I upgraded the firmware
> on my 2 Multia's and now they will boot properly off the external CD-ROM.
>
> But... Soon as it comes time to partition the disk, it says "The NetBSD
> portion of your disk is 1.41 megabytes". This happens whether I boot off of
> the CD-ROM or either hard drive.
>
> Ack! What in the world is causing this? And how the heck can I fix it?
>
> -E
>