Re: Installation problems

[Sverrir Valgeirsson <sverre%netch.se@localhost>]

On Mon, 17 Nov 1997, Ignatios Souvatzis wrote:

> > Hi.
> > I'm having trouble with installing NetBSD onto my Amiga.
> > The installation script never gets any further than
> > "looking for the root device". Then nothing happens...
> > I'm using 1.3_ALPHA kernel and 1.2.1 miniroot (from the Amiga Format CD).
> > I've tried to use the 1.3_ALPHA miniroot but it doesn't get any further...
> > 
> > My computer setup is:
> > A1200 030 50Mhz (no FPU)
> > 5.5 MB Memory 
> > 1.7GB IDE Hard Drive 
> > CD-ROM (ATAPI)
> 
> Did you prepare partitions for NetBSD with HDTOOLBOX?
> 
>       -is
> 

Yes. I've double checked the ID number for the root partition, and it's
correct (ends with 207).
I've run disklabel sd0, and it identifies the root, usr and local
partitions as NetBSD x.xx (can't remember the version number). It does 
recognize swap as swap.

/sverre