On Tue, 18 Aug 1998, Ed D. Wright wrote:

> To:  Mac NetBSD personages
> From:  Ed Wright JPL
> 
> To all:
> 
> I managed to install NetBSD 1.3.2 and access multiuser mode without
> the getty errors.  In this case, I installed root and usr onto the
> same partition.

Yea!
> A question... the NetBSD distribution CD has a number empty of HQX  
> files - the installer, and some of the Xwindows tar balls.  In most  
> cases, I found the proper HQX in another directory.  Has anyone else  
> noticed this?

I just looked at my 1.3.2 CD, and in the 
NetBSD 1.3.2 release:NETBSD-1.2:MAC68K:INSTALLA:MISC: directory I see:

BOOTER1_.HQX	160K
INSTALLE.000	160K
MODE32-7.HQX	128K
MKFS_1_4.HQX	 96K
README.BOOTE	 32K
README.INSTA	 32K
BOOTER_S.HQX	zero K
INSTALLE.HQX	zero K
MKFS_SEA.HQX	zero K

So I got all the files in the same directory. I think what's going on is
that the CD is using the Rock Ridge extentions, and my Mac isn't dealing
with them right.

Ahhh, looking at the ftp server, this is what I see:

Booter.sea.hqx -> Booter1.11.1.sea.hqx
Booter1.11.1.sea.hqx
Installer.sea.hqx -> Installer_1.1g.sea.hqx
Installer_1.1g.sea.hqx
Mkfs.sea.hqx -> Mkfs_1.45.sea.hqx
Mkfs_1.45.sea.hqx
README.Booter
README.Installer
mode32-7.5.hqx
src

(this is from ls -l w/ most of the leading stuff deleted)

So the zero length files are really what's left of the symbolic links on
the FTP server. They're there so that we can bookmark the "Booter.sea.hqx"
file, and have it update to the latest version automaticly.

Also, the fact the top level directory is "NETBSD1.2" is due to the
algorythm which takes the full UNIX name ("NetBSD-1.3.2") and turns it
into an 8.3 name. :-)

Take care,

Bill