Subject: Re: Install problem
To: Dave Daniels <dave_daniels@argonet.co.uk>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: port-arm32
Date: 05/21/2001 19:08:03
	Maybe put up an entry in Ports/arm32/faq.html, link to it in the
	Wakefield news entry in Ports/arm32/index.html (add one :) and mail
	details to csa and port-arm32 with as many keywords as possible to
	pick up on a websearch? :)

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On Mon, 21 May 2001, Dave Daniels wrote:

> In article <01052100032902.00422@pinky.paradox.demon.co.uk>,
>    Chris Gilbert <chris@paradox.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > Yes, seems I missed that when checking the CD.  The images are compressed, so
> > they do need to be uncompressed, I think sparkplug might be capable of doing
> > so.  Otherwise gzip should be able to:
> > http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~arcangel/files/
> > should work.
>
> Yes, the install kernel does need to be un-gzip'ed. Apart from that,
> I installed 1.5.1 from the CD over the top of 1.5 system without
> any problems. In fact, it was the most painless NetBSD install I
> have done on my RiscPC! The only thing I would say it that sysinst
> seems to leave you with 'rc_configured' in /etc/rc.conf set up
> as 'rc_configured=NO'. I think that you will find that the
> learning curve has suddenly become a vertical wall if you are not
> sure how to progress after you reboot as you end up having to
> mount things by hand before you can edit rc.conf.
>
> Apart from that, well done! I think that you have done a good job
> on the CDs.
>
> Dave Daniels
>
>
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