Re: Network installation of 6.1.4 to a Sparc 2.

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>]

Peter Easthope wrote:

> A terminal emulator is now connected via a serial line to the
> Sparc 2 here.  Network installation of 6.1.4 proceeds until the
> attempt to partition the disk gives "Status: openpty() failed".  These
> lines in Debian Wheezy, server:/var/log/syslog, seem correct.
 :
> Ideas?

I've tried NetBSD/sparc 6.1.4 binaries:
ftp://ftp7.jp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-6.1.4/sparc/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz
ftp://ftp7.jp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-6.1.4/sparc/installation/bootfs/instfs.tgz
via netboot, then sysinst goes fine including disklabeling.
(netboot/rootfs.tgz is symlink to bootfs/instfs.tgz)

What does "ls -l /dev/ptyp?" show on sh prompt after suspend sysinst?

Mine is:
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[1] + Suspended               /sysinst
# ls -l /dev/ttyp?
crw--w----  1 root  tty    20, 0 Apr 13 08:15 /dev/ttyp0
crw-rw-rw-  1 root  wheel  20, 1 Apr 13 08:15 /dev/ttyp1
# 
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Another option is to boot netbsd.ram.gz instead of GENERIC
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-6.1.4/sparc/installation/bootfs/netbsd.ram.gz
and use CD iso image for installation.
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-6.1.4/iso/NetBSD-6.1.4-sparc.iso 

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Izumi Tsutsui