Subject: Re: -current install problems
To: Riccardo Mottola <zuse@libero.it>
From: Bruce O'Neel <edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 04/08/2004 08:48:27
Hi,
Thanks, I was wondering if this was just a LC040 problem.
It's PR 25081
cheers
bruce
btw, I almost have release-2.0 from 3 Apr built. No 030 specific kernels
yet and no X11 yet. I'll send a note around.
cheers
bruce
On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 03:12:36PM +0200, Riccardo Mottola wrote:
> Hey to all.
>
> I tried to install -current on an aging IIsi. FIrst I tried some late 1.6
> versions and then 2.0. I always got the same error: Using sysinst breaks
> when trying to format the partitions just created. I t tries to fsck the
> disk, reports a bad superbloc... or it fails to openpty() or similar
> problems.
> Entering a shell and doing a manual newsf and fsk_ffs on the partition works
> fine.
>
> I tried mounting the disk externally to a quadra, retried, same errors.
>
>
> While using a 1.6.2 install kernel worked fine, I partitioned installed...
> and then upgrared to 2.0beta using the sets found on releng by unpacking
> them.
>
> Apart from a missing smmsp user... everything seems fine and happy! I
> remounted the disk on the IIsi and it works fine, but it needs a card
> withthe external FPU (which I fortunately have and I get a NuBus slot too
> for ethernet card). W/o I get a kernel FPU trap at startup.
>
>
> -Ric
>
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