7024

Jim Collins <jim.radar <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> After seeing the post about NetBSD being available for
the 7024-E40, I
> have attempted this feat.
> 


Progress is being made as follows:

1: Able to netboot sysinst_com0.fs
2: Terminal is a 3153 - to change type to VT100 -
"CTRL and the - key on keypad" and then select
VT100
Only problem is that if you leave it there you can't see
the SMS and Prep boot
up screens.
3: /sysinst has problems with the MBR and doesn't see the
Prep boot or says it
is too small??

I have been following this procedure:

http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-prep/2005/01/25/000
2.html

I get through everything but the "edit MBR"
portion.

Any suggestions?

Regards,

Jim

On 10-May-2006 Jim Collins wrote:
> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-prep/2005/01/25/000
2.html
> 
> I get through everything but the "edit MBR"
portion.

Oops.. thats your problem.  That procedure is correct for
3.0 and earlier
versions of NetBSD/prep, but the bleeding egde one is much
improved.  Sysinst
now actually just works right out of the box with no crazy
manual steps.  In
your case, the manual steps in those instructions were
building the system in a
way sysinst then couldn't figure out. (the new disk layout
sysinst generates is
much nicer, and allows for much easier upgrading in the
future)

Try again.. but this time, just let sysinst do it's thing. 
You should be able
to complete the whole installation with just that.

As for your terminal problem.. hrmm..  You might be able to
set the term type
to ibm3151 instead of vt100, though honestly I've never
tried, and I don't know
if sysinst would like being run in that terminal type. 
It's worth a shot
though.

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