Subject: Re: Install problem with disk mode sense
To: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
From: Jay Nelson <jnelson@aus-ofc.newsstand.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/26/2002 16:20:35
On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 11:15:17PM +0100, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 01:14:26PM -0600, Jay Nelson wrote:
> > I can't get a bootable install off one particular box and I'm hoping
> > someone can help.
> > 
> > The disk probe on boot is returning a mode sense "too large to make
> > sense" message (or similar -- I'm working from memory.) The number
> > cylinders picked up in sysinstall are, in fact, too large. (Something
> > in excess of 33,000) Changing the geometry in sysinstall has no
> > effect.
> 
> Can you try to post the NetBSD boot message here ?
 
I'll try tonite. (The machine is at home.) All I will have to work
with are the install floppies. Any suggestions on how best to save the
message buffer?

-- jay