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From: frank@fwi.uva.nl (Frank van der Linden)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: problem with i386 port
Date: 31 Dec 1995 14:56:33 +0100
Organization: FWI, University of Amsterdam
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jk7023@CNSVAX.ALBANY.EDU (Jaime) writes:
> I run the "non-adaptec" kernal on a 1.44 floppy. Next, I use the file
>system floppy. Then I run the installation program. I halt the system and
>re-boot using the kernal floppy. The installation instructions say to NOT flip
>to the file system floppy and that the hard drive should now be recognized.
>Everything works just fine until the prompt for a file system floppy. At that
>point, I simply press a key.
At this point, you should 'copy_kernel' to get a kernel on your harddisk.
This will also do a filesystem check on the root partition on your hd.
Do you get to that point at all? You did get through the part where
the install program populates your root partition with binaries?
- Frank
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Frank van der Linden, frank@fwi.uva.nl
Use NetBSD, it's Unix, it's free and works on:
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