You might want to talk to the port maintainer about
it. I can walk you through the bootup process. Beyond
that you need input from others.

Prasad Nuli
--- Kurt Bloom <kbloom@winternet.com> wrote:
> ok. So I shortened the name of the ecoff to 8.3,
> copied to c:\, did run
> program with arc path to file. Now I'm getting no
> errors from the bios but
> the screen just freezes up blank the same blue color
> of the prompt screen.
> So then I try the same thing from a cd burn of the
> same files. Arc path it
> to the cd, the cd spins up but again no errors it
> just sits at the same
> blank blue screen. Am I screwing up the file in the
> process of
> downloading? I'm downloading the file from
> sourceforge.net using CuteFTP
> on a windows 2000 box, then using WinZip on the *.gz
> download, renaming
> the file in windows explorer, then burning a cd
> using Adaptec Easy CD
> Creator as the file is too big for a floppy. Any
> ideas?
> 
> On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Prasad V Nuli wrote:
> 
> > I dont think OpenBSD support the RISCStation. It
> only supports NEC Image
> > RISC Station. So you are out of luck there.
> > 
> > at the ARC prompt you'll have some things NT and
> run program and run config
> > or some thing like that. It has been a while since
> I worked at NEC. I am one
> > of the orginal engineers worked on these boxes
> since 1993-1996.
> > 
> > It is not that hard. Tell me step by step and then
> I can walk you through. I
> > have completed successfully installing netbsd on
> NEC Image RISC Station. It
> > is very good hard ware.
> > 
> > I think I am going to look into adding some good
> installation program for
> > NetBSD install
> > 
> > Tell me where you are stuck then I can try to walk
> you through.
> > 
> > let say, if you copy the file netbsd.PCCONS.ecoff
> to c:\netbsd.eco
> > 
> > then you would run from the ARC prompt that says
> run the program
> > 
> > type scsi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\netbsd.eco
> > 
> > Assuming the harddrive id is 0 if not then
> substitute the id of the drive in
> > the above statmement
> > 
> > I think if there is an option in the bios that
> tells you how the config is
> > set. I dont have one of those machines with me any
> more so I dont remember.
> > But it is pretty straight forward at least to boot
> the kernel.
> > 
> > 
> > Prasad Nuli
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: port-arc-owner@netbsd.org
> [mailto:port-arc-owner@netbsd.org]On
> > Behalf Of Kurt Bloom
> > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 11:03 PM
> > To: port-arc@netbsd.org
> > Subject: Re: NEC RiscServer 2200
> > 
> > 
> > Jeez, if I don't get this thing booting tomorrow
> I'll be damned. Great
> > ideas from
> > you guys. So the bios is limited to 8.3 too. I'm
> betting that is my
> > whole problem.
> > I burned the cd using Joliet so it probably wasn't
> recognizing the long
> > file names.
> > I also tried copying to c:\ (yes the box has NT 35
> upgrd to 4) but still no
> > success, but again the bios probably wasn't recog
> the long filename? I
> > might go
> > ahead and try OpenBSD if its easier? I'm not
> particular to flavor and
> > I'm a
> > relative newbie more familiar with NT.
> > 
> > Warner Losh wrote:
> > 
> > > In message
> <20000727221327.20377.qmail@web109.yahoomail.com>
> Prasad Nuli
> > writes:
> > > : It would have been easier if there is a
> sysinstall
> > > : utility for arc-netbsd. Give it a try. I am
> sure there
> > > : are probably other ways to install, none of
> them are
> > > : easier either.
> > >
> > > I installed NetBSD/hpcmips onto a CF card by
> extracting the binaries
> > > onto it after doing the partitioning, etc.  I
> then made a /etc/fstab
> > > as well as ran MAKEDEV in /dev.  I also
> cofnigured rc.conf and I was
> > > golden.  I've not tried this on NetBSD/arc, but
> think it would work
> > > there also.
> > >
> > > BTW, thanks for the poitners.  I've long since
> forgotten about the NT
> > > disks that I have gathering dust in the corner.
> > >
> > > Warner
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 


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