Re: install/48860: Installation i386 on Sony VGN-P11Z: no root device / boot device: unknown

[David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/48860; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/48860: Installation i386 on Sony VGN-P11Z: no root
 device / boot device: unknown
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 05:51:54 +0000

 On Sun, Jun 01, 2014 at 09:00:01AM +0000, Helge M?hlmeier wrote:
  >>>  I can type in a "?" on prompt "root device (default wd0a):"
  >>>  I got "use one of: ath0 wd0[a-p] ddb halt reboot
  >>  
  >>  So the kernel does not find your CD rom drive at all, and obviously it
  >>  can't mount the install CD then ;-)
  >>  
  >>  Question is: why?
  >  
  >  I got the same if I use an USB-Flash-drive with an install image on
  >  it...
 
 (1) is this still a problem? and if so, (2) does netbsd-7 work?
 
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 David A. Holland
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