Subject: Re: SV: Installation problems on a MicroVAX II
To: Christian Johansson <cjn@isd.se>
From: David Brownlee <david@mono.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 10/08/1996 05:26:45
	Just a quick idea - are you sure you're putting the second file
	from the tape onto the disk via 'copy'?

                   David/abs             (david@mono.org)

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On Mon, 7 Oct 1996, Christian Johansson wrote:

> I've been having problems installing NetBSD 1.2BETA on a MicroVAX II from a
> TK50.   I've gotten to the point where the miniroot has (supposedly) been
> copied onto the internal disk (an RD54), but it gives file not found errors
> when I try to boot off the miniroot.  I think the miniroot is at least
> partially there, because I seem to be able to load the boot program.
> 
> I'm using the tk-50-file{1,2}-12beta images off of ftp.netbsd.org.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas? comments? jeers?
> 
>  I had exactly the same problem, and I have note yet solved it. I tried to
>  install the 1.2 beta image onto a uVAX 2 (gpx box) with a single RD54 and 
>  it just did not boot the miniroot, after a lot of problems and poking around I got       it to boot the miniroot of the tape, but when I got to the point where the kernel
>  kernel prompts for a root, I tried to mount the miniroot wich wouldnt boot and it
>  paniced. I also tried to repartionate and reinstall with a lot of different   parameters because I felt that it might be due to some bad block or something
>  but nothingb seemed to help...
> 
>  When will there be another release? And would someone out there care to give
>  me a copy of the complete uVAX 2 field maintanance tape, so I can reformat    my drive? The tape I got with my VAX has that function disabled.
> 
>  /Christian
>  
>