Subject: Re: problems with NetBSD2.0 AMD64 install
To: Wouter Schoot <wouter@schoot.org>
From: James Chacon <jmc@NetBSD.org>
List: port-amd64
Date: 12/22/2004 15:18:36
On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 09:45:40PM +0100, Wouter Schoot wrote:
> James Chacon wrote:
> >TNF's is most certainly bootable on the test amd64 box I tried it on. 
> >What is different w. the iso you generated?
> 
> As quoted from ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.0/README
> "2 iso's have multiple arch's on them and can boot as directed above for 
> specific
> ports:
> 
> multi-cd1.iso - i386 macppc sparc sparc64
> multi-cd2.iso - alpha amiga mac68k next68k cobalt hpcmips pmax vax"
> 
> No amd64. And I tried the iso and it didn't boot. That's why I made my 
> own. It was TNF's decision not to make it bootable and the iso on the 
> FTP server seems not updated sinds December 6th so it would be weird 
> that it boots for you? Anyhow, I've seen more users not having it boot, 
> but if it boots for you, TNF should look into it I guess :)

There is a specific amd64.iso that should be bootable on amd64 systems.

That's the one I was referring to. Have you tried it?

James