Cool, that worked. Almost. I got into single user mode
and configured rc.conf. Did a few things and it crashed into
the db on me. Next time around, there were massive errors
in /dev/rsd0g and libraries were gone. I'm reinstalling
now. 

Bit of a crazy week for computers in my cube. 
I'm working with Windows 95 on a Sunpci card on my Ultra10. 
Upgrading to FreeBSD 3.1 on my PC and 
putting Netbsd on this old Mac.


In a previous message, Colin Wood said:
> Paul T. Root wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 	I've succeeded in installing Current on the powerbook, but
> > it doesn't finish booting. It gets to the line:
> > 
> > boot on sd0a dumps on sd0b.
> 
> i'm amazed it got that far :-)
>  
> > I have a 540c with 20 meg RAM, 810meg drive (IBM DVAS-2810 out of a
> > SPARCbook). 
> > 
> > The drive might be a little suspect. There is no termination on the drive,
> > so I have a SyQuest EZ 135 plugged into it (with or without cartridge doesn't
> > matter). 
> > 
> > The only errors I see are:
> > iwm: Initialization FAILED (-77)
> > probe(ncrscsi0:0:0): Unknown message 19. Rejecting.
> > probe(ncrscsi0:0:0): Unknown message f. Rejecting.
> > 
> > 
> > Is this more likely the disk not cooperating or the FPU emulation
> > problem? I can probably put the 330meg drive back in and install
> > on the SyQuest, for proof of concept. Any gotcha's there?
> > 
> > Suggestions?
> 
> i'd try using an SBC kernel.  the ncrscsi driver can be a bit flaky with
> some drives/machines, so perhaps the sbc driver will work a little better.
> you should be able to find an SBC kernel in the same place you found the
> other one.
> 
> i hope this helps some.
> 
> later.
> 
> colin
> 


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