When mounting the 2nd CF, I assume the CF is in a PCMCIA adapter and =
inserted in the PCMCIA slot?

Also, are both cards inserted before attempting install, or booting the =
install binary?  I have had problems in some Linux versions with =
inserting/removing CF cards while the kernel was booted, and it didn't =
like that.  I did not have any such problems running 1.6.2 on a MBPro =
880, but the 2.0 kernel may have some issues with inserting devices on =
the ATA bus after it's running.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: port-hpcmips-owner@NetBSD.org=20
> [mailto:port-hpcmips-owner@NetBSD.org] On Behalf Of Snappy!
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 4:32 PM
> To: port-hpcmips@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: The state of NetBSD on the z-50
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> Unfortunately, while I keep hearing people say 1.6.2 or 2.0=20
> works just fine on their system, no one gives very specific=20
> details on their setup.
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> For myself, I've found that if I setup my CF card with a dos=20
> partn, I need to make only two slice, 1 ffs and 1 swap in the=20
> netbsd partn. Or else the dos partn goes crazy or the ffs=20
> partn goes crazy, and I get TLBs, hang or core dump altogether.
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> FYI, I've tried FTP installation many times and it never=20
> quite work once.=20
> I've had success with downloading all the files using my wifi=20
> cf card thru FTP but when untarring, base.tgz almost always=20
> hangs or drop to debug mode.
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> I use to use two 512MB CFs to do my installation: 1 for=20
> bootloader in dos + netbsd partn, 2nd CF to contain the tgz=20
> sets. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to mount the 2nd CF=20
> without a core dump, no matter what I try. So now I use=20
> download the tgz sets and squeeze them into the dos fat partn=20
> (wd0e) in 1st CF, do sysinst into the netbsd partn (wd0a).
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> Hope this helps you.
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> -Robin
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> ""Ricardo L. A. B=E1nffy"" <rbanffy@utopia.com.br> wrote in=20
> message news:420A616C.4060503@utopia.com.br...
> > Hi All.
> >
> > I know this has been discussed before, but I couldn't quite=20
> understand=20
> > where or how it ended. (I am somewhat new to *BSD)
> >
> > I had problems (the same reported before) to install (due to space=20
> > limitations, I install via FTP on a CF card) NetBSD on my=20
> IBM z-50. I=20
> > know there is a patch that allows instalation to proceed,=20
> but I do not=20
> > feel confident enough to apply them and to cross-compile my=20
> own kernel.
> >
> > Has anyone made publicly available a z-50 friendly install kernel?
> >=20
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