>Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 15:58:41 +0200
>To: Rick Byers <rickb@iaw.on.ca>
>From: Richard PLOIX <richard.ploix@gsi.fr>
>Subject: Re: Install 1.4.1 on a Compaq Contura Aero 4/33 C
>In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.4.10.9910261028370.230-100000@Rick.ScaryChildren.net>
>References: <3.0.5.32.19991026121615.007e5b30@sirius.gsi.fr>
>
>At 10:30 26/10/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>What exactly happens when you attempt the mount?  What are the relevant
>>boot messages (was the floppy controller/drive configured alright)?  What
>>does "disklabel wd0" say?
>>
>>Rick
>>
>> On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Richard PLOIX wrote:
>>
>>> my problem is :
>>> I can't mount my floppy for reading the set files, 
>>> I can't mount my DOS partition too !!!
>>> 
>>> I try these commands:
>>> mkdir /mnt2/floppy ---> OK
>>> mount -t msdos /dev/fd0a /mnt2/floppy ---> KO!!!
>>> mount -t msdos /dev/fd0b /mnt2/floppy ---> KO!!!
>>> mount -t msdos /dev/wd0d /mnt2/floppy ---> KO!!!
>>> mount -t msdos /dev/wd0 /mnt2/floppy ---> KO!!!
>>> 
>>> I don't know what i can do for now !??
>>> Some help, please ?
>>> Bye.
>>> 
>>> 
>>
>>=========================================================================
>>Rick Byers                       University of Waterloo, Computer Science
>>rickb@iaw.on.ca                               http://www.iaw.on.ca/rickb/
>>
>>
>>
>===========================================================================
=======================================================
>I try to discribe to you my installation procedure:
>1) I boot with the boot.fs file in the floppy drive.
>   -> Install NetBSD to hard disk
>      a) partition your disk
>      b) create new BSD file system
>      c) load and install distribution sets
>I say yes and return...
>   -> only one disk, wd0... it's ok.
>      this disk matches the following BIOS disk:
>      BIOS # cylinders heads sectors
>           0     942     14    52      ==> 336 MB it's ok.
>      use only part of the disk:
>I say return.
>   -> partition table in meg.
>      No start(meg)	Size(meg)	End(meg)	Kind
>       0	3		32		36	Primary DOS 16-bit FAT > 32 MB
>       1	35		301		336	NetBSD
>       2	0		4		4	unknow
>       3						unused
>   -> partition table in cyl.
>      No start(meg)	Size(meg)	End(meg)	Kind
>       0	9		90		99	Primary DOS 16-bit FAT > 32 MB
>       1	99		846		945	NetBSD
>       2	0		9		10	unknow
>       3						unused
>   -> partition table in sec.
>      No start(meg)	Size(meg)	End(meg)	Kind
>       0	6552		65520		72072	Primary DOS 16-bit FAT > 32 MB
>       1	72072		615888		687960	NetBSD
>       2	52		6500		6552	unknow
>       3						unused
>   -> booting from it is not possible.
>I say yes and return.
>   -> do you want to install a boot selector?
>I say yes and return
>   -> number	type					menu entry
>        0	Primary DOS 16-bit FAT > 32 MB	msdos
>        1	NetBSD					NetBSD
>        2	unknow					compaq
>        3	unused
>      Bootmenu timeout: 10
>bla bla bla...
>   -> The NetBSD part of your disk is 300.93 MB
>      Standard requires 112.00 MB
>      ----- X --------- 170.00 MB
>I say standard and return
>   -> BSD-disklabel partition as (size and offset in meg)
>      id	size	offset	end	fstype	bsize	fsize	mountpoint
>       a	36	35	71	4.2BSD	8192	1024	/
>       b	33	72	104	swap
>       c	300	35	335	unused
>       d	336	0	335	unused
>       e	230	105	335	4.2BSD	8192	1024	/usr
>     Partitons are ok? 
>I say yes and return
>   -> name for netbsd disk 5mywd0]:   return
>      last chance.   return
>      newfs /dev/rwd0a
>      ---------------e
>      the next step is to fetch and unpack the distribution sets.
>I say yes and return
>I select custom installation kern, base, etc
>   -> do you want to see the files during extracting? no
>I select floppy medium
>   -> directory to unlaod [/usr/INSTALL]: return
>      what floppy device do you want to use? [/dev/fd0a]: return
>      please load the floppy containing the file named "kern.aa": 
>I put it in the floppy
>   -> the floppy was not mounted successfully. you may:
>      try again and put ----------- "kern.aa"
>      not load any more --------- and abort.
>I put another floppy in the floppy drive and retry
>and there nothing appends!!!
>
>the disklabel wd0 is:
>   -> /dev/rwd0d:
>	type: unknow
>	disk: mydisk
>	label:
>	flag:
>	bytes/setor: 512
>	sectors/track: 52
>	tracks/cylinder: 14
>	sectors/cylindre: 728
>	cylinders: 945
>	total sectors: 688384
>	rpm: 3600
>	interleave: 1
>	trackscrew: 0
>	cylinderscrew: 0
>	headswitch: 0
>	track-to-track seek: 0
>	drivedata: 0
>
>	8 partitions
>		size	offset	fstype	[fsize	bsize	cpg]
>	a	75712	72072	4.2BSD	1024	8192	16	# (cyl 99-202)
>	b	67704	147784	swap				# (cyl 203-295)
>	c	616312	72072	unused				# (cyl 99-945*)
>	d	688384	0	unused				# (cyl 0-945*)
>	e	472896	215488	4.2BSD	1024	8192	16	# (cyl 296-945*)
>
>at this time I do:
>	mkdir /mnt2/floppy
>	mount -t msdos /dev/fd0a /mnt2/floppy
>	-> mount_msdos: mount: device not configured
>	mount -t --------------b-------------
>	-> fdc result: overrun
>	   mount_msdos: mount: input/output error
>	mount ---------/dev/wd0d ------------
>	-> mount_msdos: mount: Invalid argument
>	mount --------------wd0--------------
>	-> mount_msdos: mount: no such file or directory
>
>now I reboot to see the floppy controller/drive configure message
>   -> fdc0 on isa0 ---- irq 6 --- 2
>   -> fd0 --- at fd0 --- density unknow
>
>====================================================================
>NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN I DO?
>I AM BEGINNER IN UNIX AND NETBSD SYSTEMS.
>WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE DISK AND THE FLOPPY???
>====================================================================
>Thank's.
>Richard...
>