Sitting at this "root device:" prompt, should I point it to my netbsd.eco
file which I have on my c:\? If so do I do this by ARC path?

Also, can I just burn a cd on a windows machine of the snapshot and access
it via cd and  do the install that way?

One more: should I blow away the NT on the c:\ before I try install
NetBSD? Or can the two reside on the same partition without problems?

I know you're busy with documenting your install Prasad-so don't let me
bog you down with all my crazy newbie questions! I can always wait and
read what you're in the process of writing. 

On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Prasad V Nuli wrote:

> I dont know the present state of the software you booted from. If the video
> driver is working then you can do a netinstall using another netbsd machine
> and then do the partition of the drives and unzip the tgzs and you should be
> on your way to use the system. You might need  PCCONS for the box.
> 
> On Image RISC station I am booted using  PCCONS and installed.It is tedious
> but worked. I had to do a net install to install on that box. There are some
> bugs in 1.5_X release candidate. Greg and me are working on fixing it and do
> a good build for the ARC Image Platform.
> 
> I am working on the SYSINSTALL for the platform now. I'll know in the next
> couple of days how it is working. I'll keep you posted.
> 
> Prasad Nuli
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: port-arc-owner@netbsd.org [mailto:port-arc-owner@netbsd.org]On
> Behalf Of Kurt Bloom
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 11:49 AM
> To: port-arc@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: NEC RiscServer 2200
> 
> 
> 
> So I hooked up the serial box, used hyprtrm, booted the COMCONS ecoff
> kernel-and it worked. Now I'm sitting at a root device: prompt. So this
> kernel will work for me, I assume. Now I suppose I need to partition my
> drive for unix and boot to the kernel again. I think I'm missing a little
> of the theory here though. Once I have my drive partitioned properly and
> I'm sitting at this prompt, how do you get to the point of doing away with
> the serial hoohaw...and getting just a regular unix boot? Having the
> kernel boot does not imply that unix is "installed", I need to get the
> snapshot on the machine? I need to look back at something Warner, Maki or
> Prasad wrote earlier about this.
> 
> Kurt
> 
> 
> On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Warner Losh wrote:
> 
> > In message <200007281451736.SM00298@digitalcommute.com> "Maki" writes:
> > : Then you get into the kernel stuff by reading some code and asking
> > : more questions.  Chances are, you wouldn't have to write a driver from
> > : scratch, just have to make sure the devices are initialized and
> > : detected correctly.  It's time consuming, but interesting and
> > : educational to say the least.
> >
> > Yes.  Also, if you make changes that we need to include in our future
> > kernel builds, please send us the patches...
> >
> > Warner
> >
> 
>