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Re: Installer Upgrade - "No root partition defined. Cannot continue"
> On Mon, Nov 09, 2026 at 07:03:20AM -0500, gary%duzan.org@localhost wrote:
>> menu=Boot normally:rndseed /var/db/entropy-file;boot
>> menu=Boot single user:rndseed /var/db/entropy-file;boot -s
>> menu=Boot installer:rndseed /var/db/entropy-file;boot /netbsd-INSTALL.gz
>> menu=Drop to boot prompt:prompt
>> default=1
>> timeout=15
>> clear=1
> [..]
>
> The other option is to boot the installer via your third menu item, select
> upgrade and then point it at xbd0. Selecting "current system" does not
> make
> any sense with a ramdisk root.
To be clear, this was the option I was using. I like having the
installer session isolated from anything else running on the system.
> Anyway, glad that it worked now.
I think that is an overstatement, as there still seems to be some
glitchiness in the installer, but I will take it.
> Martin
Thanks for your help.
Gary
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