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From: ben@rex.uokhsc.edu (Benjamin Z. Goldsteen)
Subject: NetBSD install problems
Message-ID: <C63qK1.1ID@rex.uokhsc.edu>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1993 17:43:12 GMT
Reply-To: benjamin-goldsteen@uokhsc.edu
Organization: Health Sciences Center, University of Oklahoma
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I am trying to install NetBSD 0.8 on my 386SX-20 5MB RAM clone and
I am having some problems. I want it to coexist with DOS the moment,
but I can't make the NetBSD partition bootable. I got the distribution
from gatekeepr. First off there were some problems in that a string was
unterminated -- which caused the install to abort. I did a lot of
"cat install" pressing ^S and ^Q writing down the important stuff (it
was tedious, but there is no vi, etc -- perhaps I didn't do it right?).
However, I got everything copied, but the partition isn't bootable --
perhaps all I need to do is set the partition type? If so what is the
number (I have OnTrack Diskman)? The last error message I got was:
"No Boot partition"
That is when I set the partition to the BSD using Diskman and
various drive types.
If I going about this all wrong -- I am open to suggestions on the
"right way"
Thanks
--
Benjamin Z. Goldsteen