Re: Help needed with a stubborn Gateway box!

[Paul Goyette <paul%vps1.whooppee.com@localhost>]

On Fri, 27 Mar 2015, gary%duzan.org@localhost wrote:

> => On Fri, 27 Mar 2015, gary%duzan.org@localhost wrote:
> =>
> =>>   You can always start with the NetBSD-{ver}-amd64-install.img.gz or
> =>> NetBSD-{ver}-amd64-live-sd0root.img.gz image, which boot off USB fine.
> =>
> => Hmmm, I don't seem to find that file on nyftp's daily builds...
>
>   They are a bit hidden. Instead of the {ver}/{arch} directory, look for
> the {ver}/images directory. I see current install images for i386 and
> amd64 in
> http://nyftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/201503271920Z/images/ and
> 7.0_BETA ones in
> http://nyftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-7/201503272230Z/images/

Ah - I will have to go look.


> . I don't know if the live images are up for ftp anywhere; I build mine
> from source. It is a simple matter of "build.sh -U tools release
> live-image" from a src tree, plus some patience. Add the "-x" flag if
> you want to build xsrc, too, and I prefer the "-r" flag to start things
> off clean.

Building from source is not an option - it's a chicken/egg thing!  This 
is/will be my only usable NetBSD box.  (I have another box, but it is a 
more appropriately used as a space heater - more than 300W due to 
dual-12-core AMD processors and multiple RAIDframe sets! - so not viable 
here in the Philippines for more than a few minutes of use.)

I actually managed to boot up the space heater for a short time, and 
copied its boot drive.  Then I managed to install the grub2 package 
(along with dependencies).  Rebooting on the space heater did indeed get 
me into grub2 (with a long list of boot options), and selecting the 
right kernel resulted in a successful boot.  HOWEVER, when I moved that 
same hard drive to the Gateway box, it still does not recognize the 
drive as a valid bootable media.  :(

It's beginning to look like I'll need to find a local components store 
(we don't have any Fry's Electronics here!) and start a new build from 
scratch.




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