Subject: Frustrated newbie install problems
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: William Chase <Bill-Chase@cis-gw.tamu.edu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 05/31/2001 17:01:16
Okay, I've installed LINUX's before, I've installed OS/2, but installing
NetBSD is getting my goat!
I d/l'd the ISO for i386, burned it onto a CD-ROM. Created the two boot
floppies from /i386/installation/floppy (boot1 &boot2). Slap the CD in
my older P90 with no IDE's and an Adaptec AHA2940 adapter w/2 HD's,
popped floppy 1 in the drive and hit the BRS. Instead of asking for
floppy 2 I get the message:
>> NetBSD/i386 BIOS Boot, REvision 2.7
>> (fvdl@sushi,Mon Nov 6 6 12:40:08 MET 2000)
>> Memory 639/39936 k
Use hd1a:netbsd to boot sd0 when wd0 is also installed
Press return to boot now, any other key for boot menu
booting fd0a:netbsd - starting in 0
type "?" or "help" for help.
>
I can't "ls" (it asks for disk 2 and then says no such file or
directory), and I cna't seem to make it go any farther.
I'v booted the CD in other machines that allow CD boot, and it brings up
the install menu just fine, but here I can't get squat!
TIA!
Bill