Subject: Installing IDE drive in SHARK
To: None <port-arm32@netbsd.org>
From: Jeremy Cooper <jeremy@simon.sfsu.edu>
List: port-arm32
Date: 01/06/2000 03:05:10
I am trying to install 1.4.1 onto a DNARD SHARK with an internal IDE drive
and am having a bit of trouble.

1. The 1.4.1 install kernel (netbsd.SHARKINST.gz) won't mount its internal
   RAMDISK.  (Error = 22).  Is this a bug?  If so, will someone please put
   it in the arm32 FAQ?

2. I am using Todd's 23 Dec 1999 snapshot kernel instead.  But it has a
   few problems.  Most notably, sysinst complains that it can't find
   /etc/disktab.

I'm having an especially rough time because the hard drive that I am using
has never been initialized with an MBR.  It seems that both the kernel and
the SHARK firmware are adamant that the drive have a valid MBR, but
NetBSD/arm32 doesn't ship with any tools to edit it!  Don't you think this
is rather important?

Could someone please compile the i386's fdisk program and link it
statically for me?

Thank you for taking the time to suffer my rant,
-J