Re: NetBSD 3.0/3.0.1/RC3 Amiga miniroot.fs

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


> 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   
> > versions.. I also tried -ASn0 (instead of leaving the default   
> > -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


----- End message from john%ziaspace.com@localhost -----

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

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