David Brownlee wrote:
> 
>         Sorry about the delay - only just managed to extract a non sparc10
>         box with floppy to test.
> 
>         I've just booted a sparc 1+ with the same set of floppy disks that
>         did not work in a sparc10. I've also tried to access the floppy
>         drive on a sparc10 under NetBSD after installation without luck.
> 
>         Could people with NetBSD running on a sparc10 with a floppy drive
>         see if they can access floppies? Just tar something to the device
>         and back again should be enough...
> 
>         --
>                 David/absolute          -- www.netbsd.org: No hype required --
> 
> On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, James Dzimba wrote:
> 
> > NO unfortunately
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Brownlee" <abs@netbsd.org>
> > To: "James Dzimba" <jdzimba@nrz.co.zw>
> > Cc: "Jim Tittsler" <jwt@OnJapan.net>; <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 12:19 AM
> > Subject: Re: 2nd Floppy
> >
> >
> > : Ok - I've just reproduced this on a sparc10 here. I'll try to get
> > : a different sparc box hooked up to test it, and maybe also an
> > : earlier boot floppy set.
> > :
> > : Do you have any other NFS capable boxes you could use to help
> > : the install?
> > :
> > : --
> > : David/absolute -- www.netbsd.org: No hype required --
> > :
> > :
> > : On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, James Dzimba wrote:
> > :
> > : > yes that is correct
> > : >
> > : > ----- Original Message -----
> > : > From: "David Brownlee" <abs@netbsd.org>
> > : > To: "Jim Tittsler" <jwt@OnJapan.net>
> > : > Cc: "James Dzimba" <jdzimba@nrz.co.zw>; <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
> > : > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 11:18 PM
> > : > Subject: Re: 2nd Floppy
> > : >
> > : >
> > : > : Just to confirm - this is the 1.5.2 floppies from ftp.netbsd.org,
> > : > : generated with the rawrite.exe from the same server, booting on
> > : > : a sparc10? I can dual boot a PC and test on a sparc10 here to
> > : > : see if I can reproduce the problem...
> > : > : --
> > : > : David/absolute -- www.netbsd.org: No hype required --
> > : > :
> > : > :
> > : > : On Tue, 25 Sep 2001, Jim Tittsler wrote:
> > : > :
> > : > : > On Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 03:08:54PM +0100, David Brownlee wrote:
> > : > : > > Can you run a 'tar tvzf /dev/fd0a' on the second floppy
> > : > : > > to verify it?
> > : > : >

We have seen this same problem on SS10, too. Trying to install 1.5.2
from
the floppies produced the same error messages reported on earlier mails.

We tried four different floppy drives and numerous floppies without
success.

This is what happened:

1) >boot floppy
2) prom loads the first floppy
3) installer asks for the second floppy
4) problems arise, when trying to read the floppy

eject from prom worked normally. When loading the installation tools
from
a cd-rom, all worked well.

I'm not able to check'em out now, but I can post version details if
needed
tomorrow.


Tomi
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