Subject: Re: New try to install NetBSD on my TT
To: Benjamin Lorenz <benni@phil.uni-sb.de>
From: Leo Weppelman <leo@wau.mis.ah.nl>
List: port-atari
Date: 05/21/1997 21:27:40
Benjamin Lorenz wrote:
> 
> >> Next problem, when booting the newest kernel with loadbsd -b <kernel>,
> >> I don't get the prompt where I can enter the root device.
> >> Last line is something like: "md0: auto-loading [...] size: <some number>
> >> Then, the system seems to be crashed (cant type anything, no
> >> responses).
> >
> >The last line reads: 'md0: auto-load on open. Size <number>' ? If so,
> >it somehow crashes while getting the disklabels from your scsi-disks. Is
> >there something special on the first disk?
> 
> My first disk is a Quantum 540 LPS with 4 partitions, which are labeled
> GEM-LNX-LNX-LNX. I have not yet labeled any partitions on any disks
> with NBS or NBD... Could that be a problem?

It shouldn't... Can you do me a favour and run the 'aptck' program and
sending me the output? The program can be found on the floppy from which
you got 'loadbsd'. Try something like: 'aptck -w s0'.
This program tries to interpret the disk partitioning in the same way the
kernel does.

Leo.