Subject: Partitioning & Booting 2.0.2
To: None <port-mac68k@netbsd.org>
From: Philipp Reichmuth <farrxmdfas.20.reichmuth@spamgourmet.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/05/2005 13:54:11
Hi,

I have a problem getting NetBSD 2.0.2 booted on my SE/30.  As evident 
from the probable stupidity of my question, this is my first attempt at 
NetBSD (on the Mac, that is).  I've got a 4GB IBM hard drive on SCSI ID 
0 with the following partitions (partitioned with LIDO 7.5.6):

0: Partition map (type Apple_partition_map)
1: Driver (type Apple_Driver)
2: Mein Würfel (type Apple_HFS, 2 GB)
3: NetBSD Boot (type Apple_HFS, 20 MB)
4: A/UX Boot   (type Apple_HFS, 20 MB)
5: NetBSD Swap (type Apple_Unix_SVR2, 128 MB)
6: (free)   (type Apple_Free, 128 MB)
7: NetBSD Root & Usr (type Apple_Unix_SVR2, 910 MB)
8: (free)   (type Apple_Free, 910 MB)

As you see, the partitions are a bit cluttered from a previous A/UX 
installation, but the basic things should be there. I've installed using 
sysinst. The NetBSD partition and FS is set up all right; if I boot a 
sysinst kernel, I can mount it with everything in it.  However, if I try 
to boot directly from the partition (using Booter 2.0.0), it doesn't 
seem to recognize the BSD partition at all and gives me the "Magic 
numbers do not match -- Improper UFS partition" error.

Could this be an instance of the 1GB partition problem?  Or else, do I 
have too many partitions here? (But then, it's only the eighth).

Thanks in advance -

Philipp