Subject: Re: installation help
To: Seamus Carr <seamuscarr@mindspring.com>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 09/25/2002 21:06:58
On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 01:38:46PM -0700, Seamus Carr wrote:
> I'm attempting to load NetBSD on a SparcStation 5 with 64M, 4.2G harddrive,
> so I have enough space for a full install.  The install goes smoothly with
> sysinst until the very end where it states "Te completed new root filesystem
> failed a basic sanity check.  Are you sure you installed all the required
> sets?".  I thought I had done so with a complete install.  When I attempt to
> reboot,  the system can't find a netbsd kernel, or any kernel, for that
> matter.  I'm afraid my knowledge of BSD derivatives is limited, though I do
> work in other Unices.  any help would be appreciated.

Maybe you forgot to install "kern.tgz" ?
Maybe go to a custom install instead of full install to check ...

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
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