Can you see what the reason is for filling /?  It may be a program
that coredumps during installation (i.e. sysinst as something else).

-- Ragge


Rhialto wrote:
> I tried to upgrade my VAXstation 3100 M38 (with a 2 GB sd0) with
> sysinst. It seems to fail when it wants to fsck the disk. It also
> executes an illegal instruction when you hit ^C. When rerunning sysinst
> to capture the serial console output, it already hits the illegal
> instruction sooner.
>
>
>  Welcome to sysinst, the NetBSD-4.99.17 system installation tool.  This
>  menu-driven tool is designed to help you install NetBSD to a hard disk, or
>  upgrade an existing NetBSD system, with a minimum of work.
>  In the following menus type the reference letter (a, b, c, ...) to select an
>  item, or type CTRL+N/CTRL+P to select the next/previous item.
>  The arrow keys and Page-up/Page-down may also work.
>  Activate the current selection from the menu by typing the enter key.
>
>  
>
>
>                 +---------------------------------------------+
>                 |>a: Installation messages in English         |
>                 | b: Messages d'installation en français      |
>                 | c: Installation auf Deutsch                 |
>                 | d: Komunikaty instalacyjne w jezyku polskim |
>                 | e: Mensajes de instalación en castellano    |
>                 +---------------------------------------------+
>
>
>
>  Welcome to sysinst, the NetBSD-4.99.17 system installation tool.  This
>  menu-driven tool is designed to help you install NetBSD to a hard disk, or
>  upgrade an existing NetBSD system, with a minimum of work.
>  In the following menus type the reference letter (a, b, c, ...) to select an
>  item, or type CTRL+N/CTRL+P to select the next/previous item.
>  The arrow keys and Page-up/Page-down may also work.
>  Activate the current selection from the menu by typing the enter key.
>
>  If you booted from a floppy, you may now remove the disk.
>
>  Thank you for using NetBSD!
>
>                +-----------------------------------------------+
>                | NetBSD-4.99.17 Install System                 |
>                |                                               |
>                | a: Install NetBSD to hard disk                |
>                |>b: Upgrade NetBSD on a hard disk              |
>                | c: Re-install sets or install additional sets |
>                | d: Reboot the computer                        |
>                | e: Utility menu                               |
>                | x: Exit Install System                        |
>                +-----------------------------------------------+
>
>
>
>  Ok, lets upgrade NetBSD on your hard disk.  As always, this will change
>  information on your hard disk.  You should have made a full backup before 
>  this procedure!  Do you really want to upgrade NetBSD?  (This is your last
>  warning before this procedure starts modifying your disks.)
>  
>  
>  
>
>  
>                                +---------------+
>                                | yes or no?    |
>                                |               |
>                                | a: No         |
>                                |>b: Yes        |
>                                +---------------+
>
>
>
>
>  Ok, lets upgrade NetBSD on your hard disk.  As always, this will change
>  information on your hard disk.  You should have made a full backup before 
>  this procedure!  Do you really want to upgrade NetBSD?  (This is your last
>  warning before this procedure starts modifying your disks.)
>  
>  
>  
>
>  
>                                +---------------+
>                                | yes or no?    |
>                                |               |
>                                | a: No         |
>                                |uid 0, pid 26, command sysinst, on /: file system full                         +---------------+
>
> /: write failed, file sypid 26 (sysinst): user write of 135172@0x175000 at 70348 failed: 28
> stem is full
> [1]   Illegal instruction     sysinst
> # 
>
> After a reboot, it manages to continue beyond this point, like it did
> the first time:
>
>
>  I found only one disk, sd0.
>  Therefore I assume you want to upgrade NetBSD on it.
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>
>  
>                            +-----------------------+
>                            |>Hit enter to continue |
>                            +-----------------------+
>  
>
>
>  The NetBSD distribution is broken into a collection of distribution sets.
>  There are some basic sets that are needed by all installations and there are
>  some other sets that are not needed by all installations.  You may choose to
>  install a core set (Minimal installation), all of them (Full installation) or
>  you select from the optional distribution sets.
>  
>  
>
>  
>
>  
>                         +-----------------------------+
>                         | Select your distribution    |
>                         |                             |
>                         |>a: Full installation        |
>                         | b: Minimal installation     |
>                         | c: Custom installation      |
>                         +-----------------------------+
>
>
>
>      Status: Command failed
>     Command: (null) -p -q /dev/rsd0a
>      Hit enter to continue
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> : execvp (null): No such file or directory
>
>
>
>  It appears that /dev/sd0a is not a BSD file system or the fsck was not
>  successful.  The upgrade has been aborted.  (Error number 1.)
>  
>
>
>
>
>
>
>                            +-----------------------+
>                            |>Hit enter to continue |
>                            +-----------------------+
>
>
>  It appears that /dev/sd0a is not a BSD file system or the fsck was not
>  successful.  The upgrade has been aborted.  (Error number 1.)
>  
>
>
>
>
>
>
>                            +-----------------------+
>                            |uid 0, pid 13, command sysinst, on /: file system full                         +-----------------------+
>
> /: write failed, file syspid 13 (sysinst): user write of 135172@0x175000 at 80864 failed: 28
> tem is full
> [1]   Segmentation fault      sysinst
> # 
>
> -Olaf.
>