Re: can't get the install USB to boot

[Henry <nbsd4ever%gmail.com@localhost>]

Thank you all very much for continuing with this thread.  I should
have replied sooner to say that Martin's advice to use
netbsd-INSTALL.gz was perfect for my situation where I wanted an
entirely "clean", overwrite install (including /etc and /var), and had
limitations on disk space.  The install went extremely smoothly, and
has only once issued a green-text error, which was not fatal in any
way.  I only wish I could do more rigorous testing to help get the
release candidate ready for official release.

Best,
Henry

2024年3月26日(火) 2:01 Havard Eidnes <he%uninett.no@localhost>:
>
> >> In order to test NetBSD-10.0, I copied the latest kernel to the root
> >> directory of a [partially] working NetBSD-9.3 system.  Absolutely
> >> fantastic: super fast boot-up, AND the '/sbin/shutdown -p' glitch with
> >> the 9.x series is fixed!  THANK YOU developers for your hard work.
> >>
> >> Now, is there a way to update all the binary sets other than using the
> >> install image sysinst?  Or can you remind me how to get the install
> >> disk to complete its boot?  I REALLY want to get NetBSD 10 on this
> >> machine.
> >>
> >> T(a million)IA
>
> The way I usually do upgrades is following this manual route,
> which presumes you have already upgraded the kernel, and you are
> already running the new kernel, and you have sufficient disk
> space to extract the new code:
>
>  - make a new "repository directory" to temporarily store the
>    install sets
>
>  - fetch all the install sets you want to install into this
>    directory
>
>  - Do not install the etc.tar.xz set directly, as that will reset
>    your configuration files (/etc/rc.conf, for instance)
>
>    su
>    sh
>    cd /
>    for s in <names of the sets>; do
>       progress -f /repository-directory/$s.tar.xz tar xfzpB -
>    done
>
>  - run "etcupdate -s /repository-directory/etc.tar.xz", and
>    follow the instructions, including running the postinstall
>    script as directed, and add any new required users and
>    groups.
>
> For good measure, reboot, so that all daemons start using the new
> code.
>
> Regards,
>
> - Håvard