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From: wilsonm@dale.hsc.unt.EDU (Mike Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: NetBSD install problem
Date: 23 Sep 1994 18:30:49 GMT
Organization: University of North Texas
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I am trying to install a SCSI drive using the AHA NetBSD boot disk. The
problem is the software never sees the drive at all (normally NetBSD will
show you the cylinders,heads and sectors at bootup) but I can still get to
the install prompts. I tried to enter all the information, but of-course
when it gets to the 'formating drive' part it skips it with an error message
and continues onto the next step.

I am installing a AHA-EISA 2742 controller with a MAXTOR P1-17S (1.7gig)
drive. We have 32 meg of ram and the machine is a 486/50 EISA board.

I used the kc-aha-*.fs disks, so if anyone knows what disks I need or what
procedure I should follow please let me know.



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