ok. So I shortened the name of the ecoff to 8.3, copied to c:\, did run
program with arc path to file. Now I'm getting no errors from the bios but
the screen just freezes up blank the same blue color of the prompt screen.
So then I try the same thing from a cd burn of the same files. Arc path it
to the cd, the cd spins up but again no errors it just sits at the same
blank blue screen. Am I screwing up the file in the process of
downloading? I'm downloading the file from sourceforge.net using CuteFTP
on a windows 2000 box, then using WinZip on the *.gz download, renaming
the file in windows explorer, then burning a cd using Adaptec Easy CD
Creator as the file is too big for a floppy. Any ideas?

On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Prasad V Nuli wrote:

> I dont think OpenBSD support the RISCStation. It only supports NEC Image
> RISC Station. So you are out of luck there.
> 
> at the ARC prompt you'll have some things NT and run program and run config
> or some thing like that. It has been a while since I worked at NEC. I am one
> of the orginal engineers worked on these boxes since 1993-1996.
> 
> It is not that hard. Tell me step by step and then I can walk you through. I
> have completed successfully installing netbsd on NEC Image RISC Station. It
> is very good hard ware.
> 
> I think I am going to look into adding some good installation program for
> NetBSD install
> 
> Tell me where you are stuck then I can try to walk you through.
> 
> let say, if you copy the file netbsd.PCCONS.ecoff to c:\netbsd.eco
> 
> then you would run from the ARC prompt that says run the program
> 
> type scsi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\netbsd.eco
> 
> Assuming the harddrive id is 0 if not then substitute the id of the drive in
> the above statmement
> 
> I think if there is an option in the bios that tells you how the config is
> set. I dont have one of those machines with me any more so I dont remember.
> But it is pretty straight forward at least to boot the kernel.
> 
> 
> Prasad Nuli
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: port-arc-owner@netbsd.org [mailto:port-arc-owner@netbsd.org]On
> Behalf Of Kurt Bloom
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 11:03 PM
> To: port-arc@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: NEC RiscServer 2200
> 
> 
> Jeez, if I don't get this thing booting tomorrow I'll be damned. Great
> ideas from
> you guys. So the bios is limited to 8.3 too. I'm betting that is my
> whole problem.
> I burned the cd using Joliet so it probably wasn't recognizing the long
> file names.
> I also tried copying to c:\ (yes the box has NT 35 upgrd to 4) but still no
> success, but again the bios probably wasn't recog the long filename? I
> might go
> ahead and try OpenBSD if its easier? I'm not particular to flavor and
> I'm a
> relative newbie more familiar with NT.
> 
> Warner Losh wrote:
> 
> > In message <20000727221327.20377.qmail@web109.yahoomail.com> Prasad Nuli
> writes:
> > : It would have been easier if there is a sysinstall
> > : utility for arc-netbsd. Give it a try. I am sure there
> > : are probably other ways to install, none of them are
> > : easier either.
> >
> > I installed NetBSD/hpcmips onto a CF card by extracting the binaries
> > onto it after doing the partitioning, etc.  I then made a /etc/fstab
> > as well as ran MAKEDEV in /dev.  I also cofnigured rc.conf and I was
> > golden.  I've not tried this on NetBSD/arc, but think it would work
> > there also.
> >
> > BTW, thanks for the poitners.  I've long since forgotten about the NT
> > disks that I have gathering dust in the corner.
> >
> > Warner
> 
>