Hi James,
> > Since my computer can not directly boot on the big
hard disk drive (40
> > GB) because of the BIOS, I use the NetBSD Install
ISO CD-ROM to boot and
> > then use the "boot -a" at the prompt.
> When you type "boot -a", the kernel hasn't
booted yet, you know. That
> prompt is provided by the first stage boot loader.
Have another look at
> the mbr(8) and boot(8) man pages.
I know : but my hard-disk is not recognized by the BIOS : I
have to boot from
the NetBSD Install CD-ROM, then "boot -a", then
give "wd0a" for the root
partition, "wd0b" for the dump device. The kernel
recognizes my hard-disk, the
BIOS/boot loader not.
I cannot directly give "boot hd0a:netbsd" at the
prompt.
Sylvain.
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