On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 08:30:15PM -0500, Matt Herzog wrote:
> Hi. I'm trying to do a miniroot install on a sparc10
> that's running Debian potato. I dd'd the current 
> miniroot file onto the swap partition and booted.
> 
> root on sd0b dumps on sd0b
> sd0: NetBSD disk label corrupted.
> no file system for sd0 (dev 0x701)
> cannot mount route, error = 79
> 
> So I try sd0a, sd0c, sd0d and they all
> fail. Got any clues?

Hum, I guess debian installed some kind of disklabel on the disk which isn't
compatible with the Sun disklabel. NetBSD expects to find a Sun disklabel.

BTW, if you can, netboot it instead. I've always found this to be the easiest
way (and save time once you install for the second time :)

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