Subject: newfs is blowing my hfs
To: netbsd-macppc <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: Parker <parker@zeroecho.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 02/05/2001 19:01:23
Heh.. controlled frustration is a "good thing"!

Finally got the install to work on a Rev. C iMac (through trial and
error finally got the right combo of lower/uppercase, paths etc..
phew!). Here's the problem now. This is a OF3 machine which necessitates
having a small hfs partition to put ofwboot.xcf... okay fine... problem
is that when I'm going through the install procedures the newfs setup
blows my hfs partition out of the water so the install completes, but I
can't reboot into NetBSD because of course it can't find ofwboot.xcf.
I've tried various partition settings, but it's not working.. it's keeps
overwriting _everything_ and of course can't write hfs. No info in FAQ
etc. What am I missing with newfs? I partitioned my disk from the Mac
side of things with Disk Setup according to the docs small hfs for
ofwboot.xcf, swap (AUX/Swap), / (AUX/root). No joy.

Thanks! I can't wait to try NetBSD and really can't wait for some sort
of non OF install!  ;-)

Parker