Date: Fri, 9 Jun 1995 09:51:43 -0700 From: "Deborah Bennett" <deborah@microunity.com> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>, deborah@microunity.com (Deborah Bennett) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: problem with 2.0.5 alpha using NFS install Message-ID: <9506090951.ZM5505@gallifrey.microunity.com> In-Reply-To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> "Re: problem with 2.0.5 alpha using NFS install" (Jun 9, 11:55am) References: <199506090225.LAA04782@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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On Jun 9, 11:55am, Michael Smith wrote: > Subject: Re: problem with 2.0.5 alpha using NFS install > Deborah Bennett stands accused of saying: > > Here's what I have done so far: > > - made a boot.flp using dd to the floppy drive on this > > very PC while still running 2.0R > > Which boot.flp image? There have been dozens. Each set has had > an update to the README file with a timestamp in it. If you're working > with a set older then 6/6/95, then get a new set. Several responses have suggested this. The local dates on the files indicate the tarfile was unpacked locally on May 30. So my boot image is at least that old. I am already planning on getting the latest images and trying again. The RELNOTES file $Id string in my distribution reads: $Id: RELNOTES.FreeBSD,v 1.7 1995/05/28 19:49:57 jkh Exp $ > > - Since I've been retrying this, my partition table > > is already set up. I have a 100 MB fat slice, > > and a 906MB freebsd partition. > > Make sure you mark it as startable, for paranoia's sake. Thanks for the suggestion. > > > Eventually the Information Dialog hangs with this message: > > Loading root floppy from cronus:/s3/bsd/FreeBSD/2.0.5-ALPHA > > What does cronus have to say? Does it see the new machine as an NFS > client? Yes. showmount -a on cronus shows this: skaro.microunity.com:/s3/bsd/FreeBSD/2.0.5-ALPHA skaro.microunity.com:/s3/bsd > > > DEBUG: Generating /etc/fstab file > > Looks like that's your problem... > > > I go over to the 4th screen with alt-F4, and notice these things: > > mount returns this: > > mfs_root on / (local) > > /dev/sd0a on /mnt (local) > > /mnt/dev/sd0s2e on /mnt/usr (local) > > cronus:/s3/bsd/FreeBSD/2.0.5-ALPHA on /nfs > > > > If I cd to /nfs and echo *, I see what I expect - the > > list of directories from cronus - MIRROR.SITES, README, README.FIRST, etc. > > If I cat /etc/fstab, it is empty. ls -l tells me it is zero length, > > and its creation date is only a few minutes ago. Its permissions > > are 644. > > What does /mnt/etc/fstab look like? That's the one of interest. No such file or directory. > > I think that knowing which install floppy you're working from would be > very helpful; there have been a huge number of bugs eliminated in the > aplha cycle. Perhaps there should be a versioned clear-text file in the floppies directory noting the version and dates of boot.flp and root.flp so this question would be easier to answer. (I've tried to answer by looking at versions of other files from the same distribution). > *chuckle* With your background, I can't be sure whether this is > warlord flamebait, or an honestly-broken .sig 8) Chalk that one up to inexperience with SGI mailers - my previous experience was with suns that didn't include .signature anytime unless you asked. SGI mailers seem to include it by default all the time. >-- End of excerpt from Michael Smith
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