Subject: Re: Mac68k Installer 1.1d problem
To: Rodney M. Hopkins <misc@openbsd.org>
From: Bob Nestor <rnestor@metronet.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 09/06/1997 15:21:32
>I'm attempting to install OpenBSD 2.1/mac68k on a Mac SE/30 with 20M RAM
>and a 1.2GB Quantum Fireball TM1280. I've downloaded all the install
>files, read the install text file, read the FAQs and so on. I've
>partitioned the drive into a ~100MB Mac OS partition, a 40M Swap partition
>and a ~1.1GB root & usr partition with Apple Disk Tools 7.35. First wierd
>thing that happened was when I first ran mkfs 1.2, it only saw the swap and
>the Mac OS partitions on the drive. So I went back into Apple Drive Tools,
>deleted the root & usr partition and recreated it only this time I left 2K
>of space at the end of the drive unallocated. Then I rebooted, ran mkfs
>and this time it saw the root & usr partition and let me format the drive.
>Great. Next I ran Installer 1.1d and told it to install all of the install
>files. It started working and I went away. When I returned a couple of
>hours later to check on the progress, I found this on the screen:
The FAQ for OpenBSD must be a bit out of date. Try picking up the latest
Mkfs 1.45 and Installer 1.1e from ftp.netbsd.org or puma.macbsd.com
-bob