Re: Testing sysinst.fs

["David Brownlee" <abs%absd.org@localhost>]

From: David Ross <dross%pobox.com@localhost>

> /usr/mdec/installboot -v /dev/rsd0c
> 
> ..and I get:
> 
> installboot: Cannot stat /netbsd, no bootversion check done
> installboot: /dev/rsd0c: unknown: Device type not supported.
> 
> I think the first message may just be a warning.  The second one is 
> certainly a critical failure and sysinst takes me back to the main menu 
> without continuing the install.
> 
> If I start up a shell and try the command myself I get the same result.  
I 
> can also try /dev/sd0c instead of /dev/rsd0c and I get the same thing.
>

http://mono.org/abs/sysinst4.fs.gz contains a modified mdec/installboot 
which uses the device name to determine whether to use the floppy, ide, or 
scsi bootblock install method.

:)