Subject: Re: booting indigo and serial con question
To: None <port-sgimips@netbsd.org>
From: Christopher SEKIYA <wileyc@rezrov.net>
List: port-sgimips
Date: 01/09/2004 14:23:09
On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 08:47:00PM -0800, Ryan Cozzubbo wrote:

> It is imprtant to note the disk on which NetBSD is being installed on must
> already have an SGI volume header. Disks not already formatted for IRIX
> can be prepared with the IRIX fx(1) disk formatting tool.

the docs need to be updated.  the netbsd installation process handles disk
partitioning without the need for fx hackery.

> a: Set sizes of NetBSD partitions x

use this option.

> I apologize for being so green about this, but I promise to study once I
> get netbsd running :)

no worries.

-- Chris
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