Subject: Patched installer available now.
To: None <port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Stephen Brown <sbrown@best.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/07/1996 14:28:05
Hi,
There are now updated versions of both the installer and mkfs available
from the following sites:
<ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/mac68k/utils/>
<ftp://ftp.macbsd.com/pub/NetBSD/installer/>
The big change is the application of Bob Nestor's patch to support
larger drive sizes. With previous versions, if you tried to access
partitions beyond ~1GB, the address got wrapped and caused major
problems.
There is also a new version of the installer, 1.1a. This version
includes some more sanity checking on the partition setup(Basically,
it should give valid error messages if you don't have a recognizable
root partition instead of hanging the system.) It also includes a
new feature, a progress bar. I got tired of having to repeatedly
check the install to see if it was done yet. Kind of nice to be
able to see whether it's even close to finished. This version,
of course, also includes the above mentioned large disk patch.
If you see any problems with the installer, please let me know.
Steve Brown