Subject: Re: Partitioning
To: None <port-arm32@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Markus Baeurle <emw4maba@gp.fht-esslingen.de>
List: port-arm32
Date: 09/26/1996 00:15:58
Hello Eric!

In message <Pine.SOL.3.91.960923110931.3264C-100000@basta.cs.tu-berlin.de> you
wrote:

> I'm trying again to install RiscBSD. I think I've problems to calculate
> the correct size and the offset of the RiscBSD part. Besides, I've found 
> that RiscOS-software (!PowerMGR) tells me that my disc has got 109 
> sectors per track, riscbsd tells me 107. Strange.

Same for me with the Cumana card. :-((( But the Cumana soft is wrong, no doubt
(otherwise the HD would have to be larger).

> Ok, I've a 2gig Quantum scsi harddisc, connected to a powertec scsi II. 
> Firmware is 13/6/96. I've the old filecore. With PowerMGR I partitioned 
> my harddisc in the following way:

IIRC, for the PowerTec card, you must name the partition you wish to dedicate
to RiscBSD something like... er... RiscBSD. :-)
RiscBSD then finds it automatically.