Subject: Re: Hard disk installation
To: None <kfirlavi@actcom.co.il>
From: Tobias Nygren <tnn@netilium.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/30/2005 20:52:46
On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 20:40:18 +0200
Kfir Lavi <kfirlavi@actcom.co.il> wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm currently using Debian Sarge on laptop without cdrom or floppy.
> I didn't find any image that will load with grub and start the installation.
> I have tried to boot with syslinux memdisk the floppy installation, but it 
> fails after the bsd boot loader kicks in and i press enter. I think it tries 
> to jump to the floppy disk which is not there.
> I tried to ask at the irc channel #netbsd and in netbsd-misc.
> 
> What are my options?
> 
> tnx
> kfir
> 

Hi,

did you try this?

linux# cp netbsd-INSTALL.gz /
linux# gunzip netbsd-INSTALL.gz
linux# reboot

grub> root (hd0,0)
grub> kernel --type=netbsd /netbsd-INSTALL
grub> boot

--
tnn