Subject: Re: Advanced Routing
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Thomas Mueller <tmueller@bluegrass.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/21/2002 01:38:27
Excerpt from Brian A. Seklecki:

>First off, Linux doesn't contain any "avanced IP routing", in fact, Linux
>is complete trash and you'd be crazy to re-install it.

How do you say Linux is complete trash?  My experience with Linux, using
Slackware, is much better than with NetBSD.  Linux seems more advanced than
NetBSD especially for hardware support, while FreeBSD and OpenBSD seem less
advanced.  I might want to buy a Fujitsu DynaMO 2.3 GB drive, whose disks have
2048 bytes sector size, read in an online how-to that the newer Linux kernels
support this sector size.

I have yet to boot the new NetBSD 1.5.2 installation from the hard disk; closest
I have come so far is the login prompt.  I type r (for root), and before I can 
type more, the system responds with a bunch more r's and 
"pckbc: command timeout", and it goes to a "Password" prompt, but is not
recognizing anything from the keyboard any more, so all I can do is Reset.  I
copied the install kernel from the CD when booted from the NetBSD CD, renaming
the kernel to netbsdi.gz, easier to type than netbsd-INSTALL.gz, so when I get
around to it, including backing up some user data, I can try to boot from the
hard disk, and type wd0a:netbsdi.gz at the boot prompt (the last hope).  If that
works, I can try to compile a custom kernel.  I may also try DOSBOOTing the
generic kernel just to see if that's what's at fault.