Re: extracting base.tgz hangs

[Jean-Yves Migeon <jeanyves.migeon%free.fr@localhost>]

On 06.05.2011 23:37, Emil Skoeldberg wrote:
> 1) What is the reason for the tar/pax failure?

There can be many, it's hard to debug-guess: stalling hard drive, buggy
fs code, overwriting/corrupting libraries, improper base.tgz...

> 2) What should I have done instead of cutting the power when the
> system became unresponsive?

Break in ddb(4), and either "call cpu_reboot" or "show all procs" to see
what the processes are doing.

> 3) Is there anything I can do now? (except for trying to find a
> floppy/cdrom drive from which I can boot and do an upgrade)

- try booting in single user mode (boot netbsd -s from bootloader)
- boot from USB key if your system is able to [1]

[1]
http://genericzero.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/install-netbsd-from-a-usb-memory-stick-the-easy-way/

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Jean-Yves Migeon
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