On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:06:53 +0200 (MEST), Carsten Pache
<newsabo@gmx.info> wrote:
> A few months ago I installed NetBSD 1.6.1 on my Qube (using the netboot cd
> mentioned several times in this newsgroup). Before that I replaced the
> originally installed harddisk with a bigger one (3.5'', 40 GB). No problems.
> 
> Inspired by Team Rushmere's TeraQube project (http://www.rushmere.net/) I
> decided to install an old (but working!) 2.5'' harddrive instead of the
> 3.5'' drive. Trying to netboot the Qube, I get the following messages:
> 
> Cobalt Microserver Diagnostics - 'We serve it, you surf it'
> Built Tue May 25 15:58:41 PDT 1999
> 
>  1.LCD Test................................PASS
>  2.Controller Test.........................PASS
>  5.Bank 0:.................................64M
>  6.Bank 1:.................................64M
>  7.Bank 2:.................................64M
>  8.Bank 3:.................................64M
>  9.Serial Test.............................PASS
> 10.PCI Expansion Slot....................**Unknown Card**
> 12.IDE Test................................PASS
> 13.Ethernet Test...........................PASS
> 16.RTC Test................................PASS
> Decompressing done
> Executing bootloader kernel...
> Jump_to_Real_Kernel: disk error, trying BFD again
> 
> (You can ignore "**Unknown Card**"; I get the same result when the card
> (Promise Ultra100 TX2) is not installed)
> 
> Booting from the 3.5'' disk and using the 2.5'' disk as a second drive
> (connected to the Promise Ultra100 TX2) works well, so I think the 2.5''
> drive is okay.
> 
> Any chance to get the 2.5'' drive working as the boot drive?

You just said above that you are trying to netboot? I haven't had any
luck netbooting mine either, with that same error. Or are you trying
to boot from the 2.5" drive? Have you tried using the restore CD to
install on the 2.5" drive?

Andy