Subject: Re: How to install...
To: None <eyes@internetcom.com.br>
From: Ken Nakata <kenn@synap.ne.jp>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 10/28/1998 23:39:44
On Wed, 28 Oct 1998 11:26:37 +0200, Philippe wrote:
> =
> I=B4ve downloaded the entire folder named mac68k and this folder came=
whith
> some foldar named:instalation (misc (booter 1.111, MKS 1.45, Mac 68
> installer, Mode 32 installer)
> binary (Kernel - BSDSUM, CKSUM, MD5, netbsd-GENERIC.gz ,
> netbsd-GENERICSBC.gz, SYSVSUM) and (SETS - base.tgz , BSDSUM , CKSUM,
> COMP.TGZ, etc.tgz , kern.tgz, kern_sbc.tgz, mantgz, MD5, misc.tgz, SYS=
SUM,
> xserver.tgz)
> And also two archives named Install and Source_date.
> All this files came from
> ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG//pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.3.2/mac68k
Sounds good so far. Did you read the file INSTALL? It has the
necessary information to install the files.
> > > 2. Shoul I make a partition in the aPPLE DRIVE SETUP ? bUT iLL H=
AVE TO
> > > INSTALL mAC oS again... Right ?
> >
> > It depends on how you want to install. If you choose to accomodate =
both
> > MacOS and NetBSD on a single disk drive, you will have to repartitio=
n
> > the drive which usually means you will also have to reinstall MacOS.=
> > But if you choose to install NetBSD on a separate disk drive, you do=
n't
> > have to repartition your MacOS drive at all.
> =
> Well thats all right, i have a syquest 120MB I can startup my comput=
er so
> i=B4ll format the hole HD whith 500MB for NETBSD... but my partitio=
n have to
> be root and user boot together ?
Ur... I don't understand what you mean. You should have at least two
partitions, one for swap and the other for the filesystem. They can be
of any type; Mkfs utility can turn them into NetBSD partitions.
> I mean, i want to run a good system , conect to internet , have som=
e
> programs ...
500M should do it, at least for now. Later you might want to add more
disks, as you install more add-on software.
> Ahhh i forgot to tell u, I have a US robotics modem 14.4
> external it will work ?
No problem.
> Whats this ? BTW ?
Oops, sorry. It stands for "By The Way".
Ken