Subject: Re: Problems installing RiscBSD
To: Jason O'Broin Desktop-SP <jobroin@madge.com>
From: Rich 'Wolflord' Bradshaw <nnzrik@unix.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk>
List: port-arm32
Date: 05/26/1997 12:18:39
On Mon, 26 May 1997, Jason O'Broin Desktop-SP wrote:
> I hope this is the right mailing list. Apologies if not.
>
> Having picked up a copy of the RiscBSD 1.2 CD at the Wakefield show,
> I've spent this evening trying to install it and have so far failed as it
> hangs
> during the initial boot sequence.
[snipped machine details]
>
> After this, I have run !BtRiscBSD which I have configured thus:
> Kernel: CDFS::0.$.NETBSD/SA110
> Root device: /dev/cd0a
> Swap device: /dev/cd0b
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Is this correct? Try /dev/wd1b
I've never installed from a CD, I transferred the sets using UnixFS.
Just a thought.
> Multiple user mode (ie. single user mode unselected)
> Screen mode: X1024 Y768 C256 F60
> Video DRAM: 0K
> Extra options: ramdisc=1440K
> No CPU options selected
> Max processes: 32
> Memory disc: 0K
> Load symbol table option selected
>
[snip]
>
> TIA,
>
> Jason
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Cheerio,
Rich
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