Subject: Re: vnconfig fails
To: Axel Steiner <ast-netbsd-help@treibsand.com>
From: Frederick Bruckman <fredb@immanent.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 04/30/2004 09:58:46
On Fri, 30 Apr 2004, Axel Steiner wrote:

> > > >   vnconfig -c vnd0 output.iso
> > > >   mount -t cd9660 /dev/vnd0c /mnt
> >
> > > I have allready read this page and I tried as root.
> > > It doesn't work... :-/
> >
> > Do you have "pseudo-device vnd ..." in your kernel config? Is the
> > image on a local file-system? What is it an image of -- maybe you
> > need to specify the geometry?
>
> Yes, the kernel is compiled with "pseudo-device vnd" and file is on
> my local filesystem. It is a initrd image for a linux bootdisk.
> Is there a way to get the correct geometry?

Yes. There are even examples for configuring a floppy image in the
vnconfig(8) man page.

Frederick