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Date:      Wed, 21 Dec 1994 11:59:13 +0800 (SST)
From:      SysAdmin - Ng Pheng Siong <lsys@np.ac.sg>
To:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: floppy error installing 2.0-R
Message-ID:  <199412210357.DAA20654@freefall.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: <199412210127.BAA06685@freefall.cdrom.com> from "SysAdmin - Ng Pheng Siong" at Dec 20, 94 05:20:19 pm

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> I am attempting to install 2.0R on a HP Vectra. Fdisk, disklabel, newfs
> etc proceeded ok. While copying the kernel over, I get the following
> all over sysinstall's screen:
> 
> 	recal failed ST0 80<invld> cyl
> 	fd0c: hard error re 
> 	ap_hard> ST1 1<no_am>
> 	ST2 0 cyl
> 
> 	zcat: stdin: input/output error

Hi again.

Assuming that I have a floppy error, I'm attempting to generate a custom 
boot floppy that does more retries in fd.c. I build the kernel on my working 
2.0 system, mount the boot floppy and copy the kernel over.

Now, upon booting the floppy I get

	changing root device to fd ...
 	exec /stand/sysinstall: error 8
 	init: not found
 	panic: no init


The kernel's config is patterned after GENERIC, with some stuff removed
that I don't have.

I'm unable to "make boot.flp" coz I'm short on disk space on my working
system.

Hints appreciated. TIA. Cheers.

- PS
--
Ng Pheng Siong * lsys@np.ac.sg * ngps@np.ac.sg 
Computer Centre, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore



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