Subject: Re: Installing 1.4.1 on microvax II
To: None <port-vax@netbsd.org>
From: Phlatlyn <phlatlyn@pacbell.net>
List: port-vax
Date: 12/22/1999 15:41:18
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I found the problem. the install program was calculation the partition =
size improperly. Once I changed it so that it fit on the disk it =
formatted fine. Its installing as I write this. Is there a way to get =
the install program to use partitions on several disks? I would like to =
put my /usr file system on the 330meg ESDI and the swap partition on the =
180. (the 180 meg disk is MUCH faster than the 330)
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Phlatlyn=20
To: port-vax@netbsd.org=20
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 3:27 PM
Subject: Installing 1.4.1 on microvax II
I have been trying to install NetBSD on my VAX for awhile. I reduced =
the configuration to only the processor,memory,RQDX3 and QD21. After =
some troubleshooting I found a bad cable and now it boots off the 1.44 =
meg floppy. (it thinks it is a 1.2 and I set the bios on a FreeBSD PC =
the same way to create boot disks.) Everything checks out and I low =
level formatted two ESDI disks from the FRD on the QD21. When I boot the =
system with the 1.4.1 install disk and attempt to install NetBSD it =
fails telling me that my disks are full. After many failed attempts I =
tried a 1.3.2 install disk. After writing the disklabel with edlabel,it =
no longer fails with the disk full error. I then choose a standard =
installation on either rd0 or rd1 (rd0 is a 160 meg Seagate,rd1 is a 330 =
meg Micropolis). I accept the default partitions.Disklabel runs =
successfully. It then runs newfs on /dev/rra0a. This completes =
successfully. newfs then runs again on /dev/rra0d. This time it =
immediatly aborts with the following error message:
STATUS:Failed
Command:/sbin/newfs /dev/rra0dra0: invalid command (unknown subcode) =
(code)
Press any key to continue
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the disk it formatted fine. Its installing as I write this. Is there a =
way to=20
get the install program to use partitions on several disks? I would like =
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<A href=3D"mailto:phlatlyn@pacbell.net" =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 22, =
1999 3:27=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Installing 1.4.1 on =
microvax=20
II</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have been trying to install NetBSD =
on my VAX=20
for awhile. I reduced the configuration to only the =
processor,memory,RQDX3 and=20
QD21. After some troubleshooting I found a bad cable and now it boots =
off the=20
1.44 meg floppy. (it thinks it is a 1.2 and I set the bios on a =
FreeBSD PC the=20
same way to create boot disks.) Everything checks out and I low level=20
formatted two ESDI disks from the FRD on the QD21. When I boot the =
system with=20
the 1.4.1 install disk and attempt to install NetBSD it fails telling =
me that=20
my disks are full. After many failed attempts I tried a 1.3.2 install =
disk.=20
After writing the disklabel with edlabel,it no longer fails with the =
disk full=20
error. I then choose a standard installation on either rd0 or rd1 (rd0 =
is a=20
160 meg Seagate,rd1 is a 330 meg Micropolis). I accept the default=20
partitions.Disklabel runs successfully. It then runs newfs on =
/dev/rra0a. This=20
completes successfully. newfs then runs again on /dev/rra0d. This time =
it=20
immediatly aborts with the following error message:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>STATUS:Failed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Command:/sbin/newfs /dev/rra0dra0: =
invalid=20
command (unknown subcode) (code)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Press any key to =
continue</FONT></DIV>
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