I have been struggling with the installation of NetBSD-1.3.  I have
 not yet been able to stream miniroot.fs onto my Swap partition.  Using the
 command ...
 	gzip -vd miniroot.fs.gz
 I have received the following output--
 	miniroot.fs.gz:			65.3% -- replaced with miniroot.fs.
 This makes the compressed version suspect!
 
 	Using the uncompressed form miniroot.fs downloaded from
 		ftp://ftp.uni-regensburg.de/pub/comp/os/NetBSD
 		ftp://ftp.cs.umn.edu/pub/NetBSD
 		ftp://ftp.eecs.umich.edu/pub/NetBSD
 and
 		ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD
 in the following command line ...
 	xstreamtodev >xstreamtodevice.output --input=miniroot.fs
 		--rdb-name=SwapBSD --start-block=1024 --end-block=139263
 		--expert-mode --device=scsi.device --unit=5 --verbose
 I captured the following output in xstreamtodev.output.
 
 found new device "scsi.device"
 found drive HP       4.26 GB rev 0632 0632 [capacity:4066M]
  at unit 4 on device "scsi.device"
 | partition: "HDH0" sb: 5220 eb: 1740869 totb: 1735650
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 847.4M
 | partition: "HDH1" sb: 1740870 eb: 3481739 totb: 1740870
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 850.0M
 | partition: "HDH2" sb: 3481740 eb: 4168169 totb: 686430
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 335.1M
 | partition: "HDH3" sb: 4168170 eb: 5888159 totb: 1719990
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 839.8M
 | partition: "HDH4" sb: 5888160 eb: 7615979 totb: 1727820
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 843.6M
 | partition: "HDH5" sb: 7615980 eb: 8328509 totb: 712530
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 347.9M
 found drive QUANTUM  TRB850S          0404 [capacity:810M]
  at unit 5 on device "scsi.device"
 | partition: "SwapBSD" sb: 1024 eb: 139263 totb: 138240
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 67.5M
 | partition: "SwapLinux" sb: 139264 eb: 279551 totb: 140288
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 68.5M
 | partition: "LinuxSources" sb: 279552 eb: 420863 totb: 141312
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 69.0M
 | partition: "root" sb: 420864 eb: 851455 totb: 430592
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 210.2M
 | partition: "usr" sb: 851456 eb: 1659903 totb: 808448
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 394.7M
 found drive MAXTOR   7120SCS          3034 [capacity:122M]
  at unit 6 on device "scsi.device"
 | partition: "WB2.1" sb: 332 eb: 16765 totb: 16434
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 8.0M
 | partition: "Work" sb: 16766 eb: 248501 totb: 231736
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 113.1M
 found partition: "SwapBSD" capacity: 67.5 Megs
 start block: 1024  end block: 139263 total blocks: 138240
 block Size: 512
 dumping to: start block: 1024 to end block: 139263 [size: 69119K]
 
 write from file "miniroot.fs" to partition "SwapBSD"? [Ny]:
 reading: 00001024 -> 00001123  [  0%]
 writing: 00001024 -> 00001123  [  0%]
 reading: 00001124 -> 00001223  [  0%]
 writing: 00001124 -> 00001223  [  0%]
 	.
 	.
 	.
 reading: 00009124 -> 00009223  [  5%]
 writing: 00009124 -> 00009223  [  5%]
 reading: 00009224 -> 00009323  [  5%]
 warn: warning non blocked input received, early termination.
 writing: 00009224 -> 00009323  [  5%]
 
 The input delivering some "non blocked" input makes the miniroot.fs
 appear to at fault!
 
 	The hard disk for the NetBSD system was given a low-level Format
 and repartitioned.  The various uncompressed miniroot.fs's were again
 xstreamtodev'd with similar results.  The SwapLinux partition was
 modified to Swap2 and the file system was readjusted.  Again, a similar
 output.
 
 found new device "scsi.device"
 found drive HP       4.26 GB rev 0632 0632 [capacity:4066M]
  at unit 4 on device "scsi.device"
 | partition: "HDH0" sb: 5220 eb: 1740869 totb: 1735650
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 847.4M
 | partition: "HDH1" sb: 1740870 eb: 3481739 totb: 1740870
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 850.0M
 | partition: "HDH2" sb: 3481740 eb: 4168169 totb: 686430
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 335.1M
 | partition: "HDH3" sb: 4168170 eb: 5888159 totb: 1719990
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 839.8M
 | partition: "HDH4" sb: 5888160 eb: 7615979 totb: 1727820
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 843.6M
 | partition: "HDH5" sb: 7615980 eb: 8328509 totb: 712530
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 347.9M
 found drive QUANTUM  TRB850S          0404 [capacity:810M]
  at unit 5 on device "scsi.device"
 | partition: "SwapBSD" sb: 1024 eb: 139263 totb: 138240
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 67.5M
 | partition: "Swap2" sb: 139264 eb: 279551 totb: 140288
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 68.5M
 | partition: "LinuxSources" sb: 279552 eb: 420863 totb: 141312
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 69.0M
 | partition: "root" sb: 420864 eb: 851455 totb: 430592
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 210.2M
 | partition: "usr" sb: 851456 eb: 1659903 totb: 808448
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 394.7M
 found drive MAXTOR   7120SCS          3034 [capacity:122M]
  at unit 6 on device "scsi.device"
 | partition: "WB2.1" sb: 332 eb: 16765 totb: 16434
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 8.0M
 | partition: "Work" sb: 16766 eb: 248501 totb: 231736
 |            Block Size: 512 Capacity: 113.1M
 found partition: "Swap2" capacity: 68.5 Megs
 start block: 139264  end block: 279551 total blocks: 140288
 block Size: 512
 dumping to: start block: 139264 to end block: 279551 [size: 70143K]
 
 write from file "last.miniroot.fs" to partition "Swap2"? [Ny]:
 reading: 00139264 -> 00139363  [  0%]
 writing: 00139264 -> 00139363  [  0%]
 reading: 00139364 -> 00139463  [  0%]
 writing: 00139364 -> 00139463  [  0%]
 	.
 	.
 	.
 writing: 00147164 -> 00147263  [  5%] 
 reading: 00147264 -> 00147363  [  5%] 
 writing: 00147264 -> 00147363  [  5%] 
 reading: 00147364 -> 00147463  [  5%] 
 writing: 00147364 -> 00147463  [  5%] 
 reading: 00147456 -> 00147555  [  5%] 
 warn: warning non blocked input received, early termination.
 writing: 00147456 -> 00147555  [  5%]
 
 	Can it be that the issued miniroot.fs and its compressed form
 have somehow been comprimised?  I have come to the limit of my ability
 for checking this file.  Apparently all the other files xxx.tgz are fully
 satisfactory but cannot be availed of without miniroot.fs!  What next?
 
 	All suuggestion will be considered with heartfelt thanks.
 
 	I have downloaded miniroot.fs and *.fs.gz from the German NetBSD
 mirror.  The CKSUM file for *.fs gives values of 2716310 and 4194304.
 Running cksum *.fs on my server I obtained 243545067 and 4221936!!!
 Doing likewise with *.fs.gz I obtained the values 2415404433 and 1452135
 which matched exactly the values stated in CKSUM.
 	When *.fs.gz was treated by
 		GZip -vd miniroot.fs.gz
 the output stated
 		65.3%		replaced with miniroot.fs.
 The bit length of this uncompressed file turned out to be 4194304 bits,
 the same as stated in CKSUM?
 
 	I would dearly like to obtain copies of miniroot.fs and *.fs.gz,
 or learn of a source which is self consistent and can be used to install
 an operational miniroot.fs so that I could continue with my installation.
 
 		Gorman L. Quinn
 		glquinn@goodnet.com