Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 21:54:26 -0500 (EST) From: Simon Shapiro <shimon@simon-shapiro.org> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing Message-ID: <XFMail.981030215426.shimon@simon-shapiro.org> In-Reply-To: <199810310128.RAA03242@dingo.cdrom.com>
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Mike Smith, On 31-Oct-98 you wrote:
> >
> > I am getting an error message indicating ``Can't find /mfsroot''
> > ls form the boot, says ``Can't find / ''
> >
> > What gives?
>
> When you make the mfsroot floppy, use the instructions in /etc/disktab
> when you newfs it.
Which label in which disktab? I assume the disktab in the 3.0 release, but
want to be sure.
> I don't understand why a "vanilla" filesystem doesn't work yet; you're
> welcome to investigate if you have a little time.
To clarify, I am putting the mfsroot.gz on a floppy. It appears as if the
kernel (both the 27th and the 29th) want /mfsroot.
I am doing:
fdformat -f 1440 fd0.1440
disklabel -w -r fd0.1440 floppy3
newfs -t 2 -u 18 -l 1 -i 65536 /dev/rfd0
(Streight off Jordan's install.txt) and it seems great under i386 FreeBSD.
I will not ask why the floppy needs 5 cylinder groups and 5 copies of the
superblock... :-)
Simon
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