sp4rc wrote:

> Hello list,
> 
> i am getting mad trying to installing netbsd 2.0.2 using a raided1 root
> on as1200. So far I came to point 16.3.9
> (http://www.netbsd.org/guide/en/chap-rf.html#chap-rf-ex-raid1root)
> 
> the quide says to install the boot loader on sda1 using the following
> command:
> 
> # /usr/sbin/installboot -v /dev/rsd1a /usr/mdec/bootblk
> 
> as i am installing on an alpha system and not sparc64, bootblk doesn't
> exist, so i tried /usr/mdec/boot.

For alpha, you want to use /usr/mdec/bootxx_ffs with installboot, and
also copy /usr/mdec/boot to /boot.  bootxx_ffs will be loaded by SRM,
then that loads /boot and /boot finally loads the kernel itself.

Simon.
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