Subject: Re: attempted netbsd installs
To: None <port-sparc64@netbsd.org>
From: Soren Jacobsen <snj@pobox.com>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 11/20/2003 14:15:43
On 11/20 11:59, Andrey Petrov wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 06:35:24AM -0800, Ben Collver wrote:
> > I have a couple problems installing NetBSD on my Ultra 10. NetBSD-1.6.1
> > crashes during sysinst. NetBSD-current can't see my hard drive. I would
> > prefer to use -current. Can anyone advise me on how I might resolve this?
> >
>
> I suspect that there is no simple workaround for your ide problem (well,
> you can probaly find scsi or other ide controller and try that), but
> someone should take a look and fix ata driver. I'd suggest you to file PRs for
> both your problems.
>
> Meanwhile I'd install 1.6.1 system manually and later after -current ide issue
> resolved would upgrade it.
>
> I havn't noticed ide problem on ultra5 but i use it with network root and
> everything, so it's probable that my ide disk is not recognised too.
> I'll check that tonight.
For the record, I do not see this problem on my Ultra 5.
http://www.pobox.com/~snj/machines/dmesg.PROCRUSTES
Also, 1.6.1 installed (with sysinst) just fine for me.