Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 17:56:46 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: shimon@simon-shapiro.org Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing Message-ID: <199810310156.RAA03380@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 30 Oct 1998 21:54:26 EST." <XFMail.981030215426.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
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> > > 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. They're all the same. > > 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 presume you're booting the kern.flp image? > 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. That's correct. It should work fine on the alpha (it just did here). The problem is *probably* memory-related; at the moment the bootstrap on the Alpha is really strapped for memory. > I will not ask why the floppy needs 5 cylinder groups and 5 copies of the > superblock... :-) Stupid FFS heuristics. 8) -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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