Subject: Problems installing NetBSD 1.5.2 on Sun E220 with Ultra Sparc II (512Mb/no floppy drive)
To: None <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
From: Amandeep Singh Dhaliwal <amandeep.dhaliwal@cyquator.esselgroup.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 05/03/2002 19:47:11
Hi

I have been trying to install netBSD on a E220, the bootloader did not
come up properly. the keyboard freezes.

I was not able to follow the swap space technique as swap on my system
is slice 7 so nothing was coming up on boot.

Then i untarred the system onto a new disk with 3 partitions for /,
/usr, /var respectively, the bootblock that came on the cdrom (i
downloaded the iso from www.linuxiso.org) has problems making the
system boot.

i just got a mail that explains how the disk partitions on sun box are
like.

any dual-boot document available someplace?

incase i need a new bootloader to work, where do i pick a relevant one
?

my end objective is to have either netbsd or lfs on this box, so what
comes in process.

any pointers help would be greatly appreciated

kind regards

Amandeep Dhaliwal
BE CCNA
Phone: 91(982)136-0101
E-mail: amandh@yahoo.com

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