Subject: Re: Odd install issues with 1.5.2 on a PB165
To: Jon <k_m34@yahoo.com>
From: None <nigel@ind.tansu.com.au>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/15/2002 10:09:07
> 1.  If is used sysinst only to install, it could format the BSD
> partiton, mount the CD, and install.  When I went to boot with Booter
> 1.11.4a3 I always got one two specific problems.  Either it "failed to
> set kernel symbol _boothowto" or it owuld think the kernel would be
> extraordinarily large (50+ megs) and the boot would hang or fail.

	Interesting. That is usually a sign of a corrupted kernel.
(or a badly built custom kernel :-)


...
> I finally figured out through much trial and error that
> the new inode style that sysinst made was not working correctly with
> the booter.

	Also interesting. Can you remember (or did you keep)
the debug output from the Booter?

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