Subject: Re: Preparing for the amiga port
To: None <port-amiga@netbsd.org>
From: Ignatios Souvatzis <is@netbsd.org>
List: port-amiga
Date: 12/31/2004 17:32:43
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On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 05:27:21PM +0100, Florian Stoehr wrote:

> I think I'll write one - well, *IF* I can collect all information. For me=
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> something that creates a binary file one can write to the HD (plugged int=
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> IDE on another machine) via "dd" would be enough - but perhaps this=20
> *COULD* make a move into sysinst someday (there's no sysinst-install for=
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> amiga yet afaik?).
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> Well, my problem is, I found information about the RDB structure, but it=
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> contins various checksums and I have no information about the algorithms=
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> used for the sums (well, not really googled much so far).

Get the RKRM "Devices", or read the netbsd sys/arch/amiga/amiga/disklabel.c
which can read the checksum. It is a simple 32bit big-endian checksum, I=20
think.

Regards,
	-is
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