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----- Message from john@ziaspace.com ---------
     Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:14:39 -0700 (PDT)
     From: John Klos <john@ziaspace.com>
Reply-To: John Klos <john@ziaspace.com>
  Subject: Re: NetBSD 3.0/3.0.1/RC3 Amiga miniroot.fs
       To: Nagilum <nagilum@nagilum.org>
       Cc: port-amiga@NetBSD.org


> Hello,
>
>> recently I tried to reinstall NetBSD on my Amiga,
>> however I didn't get very far.
>> After preparing the swap-install, booting went fine until:
>>
>> init: /bin/sh on /etc/rc terminated abnormally, going to single user mode
>> Enter pathname of shell or RETURN for sh: (I press return)
>> init: single user shell terminated, restarting
>> Enter pathname of shell or RETURN for sh: (and so forth)
>>
>> This happens right after complaining WARNING: bad date in battery clock
>> As you can see from the subject I tried several miniroot.fs  =20
>> versions.. I also tried -ASn0 (instead of leaving the default  =20
>> -ASn2) as option for loadbsd.
>> Any suggestions?
>
> You say that you're trying to reinstall. I've noticed that the miniroot
> kernel will, in certain configurations, want to use an existing
> partition as its root. So you should try adding "b" to your "-ASn0" so
> that it asks for the root, and enter wd0b or sd0b or whatever would
> correspond to your swap partition when it prompts for the root.
>
> John Klos


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Very well observed!
That was indeed the problem!
Another case solved! :)
Alex.

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