Subject: Re: you can't get there from here
To: None <chuq@chuq.com>
From: maximum entropy <entropy@tappedin.com>
List: port-dreamcast
Date: 07/30/2001 11:06:06
>Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 07:47:26 -0700
>From: Chuck Silvers <chuq@chuq.com>
>
>hi,
>
>I just got my dreamcast to run netbsd last night,
>and I put a copy of the kernel I used in
>
>ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/dreamcast/netbsd.1.5R
>
>(this kernel is from jason, I haven't been able to build a kernel myself yet.)
>
>-Chuck
>
>
>On Mon, Jul 30, 2001 at 09:48:09AM -0400, Andy Michaels wrote:
>> I have the same problem with the same files you have. I did, however get
>> the root fs mounted with the kernel from roadsign and _older_ distro
>> files.  Sadly, when I get the newer files, the IPslave doesn't like the
>> kernel, and the root FS refuses to get past the "mounting root on blah
>> blah" message.  If I ever make any progress, I'd be happy to share
>> it.  I'm not sure exactly what version of the distro files I have, but you
>> may want to try older stuff just to see if it will work.
>> 
>> Andy

Thanks Chuck...I just tried the kernel you posted and it still doesn't
boot multiuser for me.  Andy must be right that the userland files are
the key.  Do you remember what you used to populate your userland?

Cheers,
entropy

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