On Mon, 26 May 1997, Jason O'Broin Desktop-SP wrote:

> I hope this is the right mailing list. Apologies if not.
> 
> Having picked up a copy of the RiscBSD 1.2 CD at the Wakefield show,
> I've spent this evening trying to install it and have so far failed as it 
> hangs
> during the initial boot sequence.

[snipped machine details]
> 
> After this, I have run !BtRiscBSD which I have configured thus:
> Kernel: CDFS::0.$.NETBSD/SA110
> Root device: /dev/cd0a
> Swap device: /dev/cd0b
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Is this correct? Try /dev/wd1b
I've never installed from a CD, I transferred the sets using UnixFS.

Just a thought.

> Multiple user mode (ie. single user mode unselected)
> Screen mode: X1024 Y768 C256 F60
> Video DRAM: 0K
> Extra options: ramdisc=1440K
> No CPU options selected
> Max processes: 32
> Memory disc: 0K
> Load symbol table option selected
> 
[snip]
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Jason
> --
>      Jason O'Broin - Senior Development Engineer, ATM Adapter Group
> Madge Networks, Sefton Park, Bells Hill, Stoke Poges, Slough SL2 4JS. UK
> Phone +44 1753 661258 Email: jobroin@madge.com or jobroin@dev.madge.com
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> 

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