Subject: Re: RC4 Release ISO (not hybrid) available
To: Brian A. Seklecki <lavalamp@spiritual-machines.org>
From: Robert Nestor <rnestor@murphy.dyndns.org>
List: port-macppc
Date: 10/26/2004 06:54:12
The macppc instructions are basically correct but should have an
	" output" screen
line added to the bootscript right before the boot line.  This corrects 
a problem that kept most newer macs from booting successfully.  I've 
verified that this works in -current and it doesn't hurt anything in 
booting older macs that worked without this addition.

The VAX instructions don't seem to work.  I believe the problem is that 
the kernel file  copied to the root directory shouldn't be gunzip'd; it 
should just be named "netbsd.vax". Doing this will make a CD that is 
the same as the 1.6.2 CD that does boot.

-bob

On Oct 25, 2004, at 10:17 PM, Brian A. Seklecki wrote:

> On Sun, 2004-10-24 at 15:30, Chris Tribo wrote:
>> 	I have an RC4 ISO that will boot old world machines available;
>> built from sources last night. If there's interest I'll make it
>> available via HTTP/FTP, bear in mind it weighs in at 89MB.
>
> Did that ever happen?  I'd like to test it on an old Powermac we have
> here.  Also, did you use the src/etc Makefile 'make iso-image' target
> method, or did you build it manually per...
>
> http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/bootcd.html#macppcimage
>
> ...?
>
> I'm checking in with different ports to verify the current state of
> validity of listed instructions.  Unfortunately, sometimes important
> changes can get lost in the list archives, and I'd like to update the
> docs before 2.0 is final.
>
> Thanks,
> ~Brian
>
> --------------------
>
> From: 	Brian A. Seklecki <lavalamp@spiritual-machines.org>
> To: 	port-vax@netbsd.org
> Subject: 	Updated VAX Bootable CD-ROM Instructions? (fwd)
> Date: 	Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:59:21 -0400	
> All:
>
> Per the message below, in the interest of prudence, I'd like to check 
> in
> with other active port maintainers / developers on the same subject;
> specifically, some of the more exotic(1) ports.
>
> With regards to:
> http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/bootcd.html#vaximage
>
> 1) Are these instructions still valid?
> 2) Are there any notes / caveats / changes related to the upcoming 2.0
> release?
> 3) To help me improve the docs, could someone please send me the
> script(1) output of the process so that I may include any stdout/stderr
> message of importance that may be beneficial.
>
> 1. Defined as "exotic" if I have haven't had the pleasure of working
> with due to lack of hardware access. =)
>
> Thanks,
> ~Brian
>
> -------
>
> [sorry, itchy trigger finger]
>
> All:
>         I'm in the process of trying to merge some of the traditional
> htdocs
> *.list HTMl docs into the NetBSD Guide (XML/DocBook) in an attempt to
> reduce a bit of overlap.  Specifically I'm adding notes regarding the
> use of the Makefile make iso-image target system in src/etc/ in
> additional to manual mkisofs(8) generation  -- however, for sgimips,
> which appears to support this method, boot-cdrom.list references this
> URL:
>
> http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/port-sgimips/2003/06/29/0000.html
>
> ...when I convert the port-sgimips instructions, shall I copy this
> original content verbatim including the URL. should I include the
> directions contained within that URL, or does someone have updated
> instructions that they'd like to contribute?
>
> I don't see any `04 posts in the list archives related to CD-ROMs...and
> I don't track port-sgimips very closely.
>
> ~lava
>
> ------------
>
>
>      From: Christopher SEKIYA <wileyc@rezrov.net>
>        To:  Brian A. Seklecki <lavalamp@spiritual-machines.org>
>        Cc:  port-sgimips@netbsd.org
>   Subject: Re: (2nd Try) Updated Bootable CD-ROM Instructions?
>      Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 08:12:12 +0900
>
> On Sun, Oct 24, 2004 at 04:28:41PM -0400, Brian A. Seklecki wrote:
>
>> ...when I convert the port-sgimips instructions, shall I copy this
>> original content verbatim including the URL. should I include the
>> directions contained within that URL, or does someone have updated
>> instructions that they'd like to contribute?
>
> That URL (and the instructions therein) are obsolete.
>
> NetBSD/sgimips uses the make iso-image method; the boot procedure is
> documented in the INSTALL doc.
>
> -- Chris
>