Probably just some problem / bad build of the format part of the
install I should think. However it does eventually format the disk.

--- Claudio Leiva S <cleivas@cox.net> wrote:

> 
> Glyn:
> 
> Hi, well I just wait arround 2.5 hrs and then I reboot the qube. If
> your
> qube took 8 hrs on a 320 gb hd should I wait 4 hrs for my 160???
> 
> Just FYI, 1.6.1 took like an hour to complete the installation, I
> wonder why
> the difference??.
> 
> Thanks
>  
>  
>  
>  
> Claudio Leiva
> Las Vegas, Nevada
> USA
> http://cleiva.no-ip.com
> (Powered by NetBSD for Cobalt)
>  
>  
>  
> 
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Glyn Astill [mailto:glynastill@yahoo.co.uk] 
> Enviado el: martes, 09 de enero de 2007 4:09
> Para: Claudio Leiva S
> Asunto: RE: Qube 2 - 1.6.1 and 3
> 
> Claudio, I useed the 3.99.17 CD recently and the format root bit is
> really slow on large drives but it does work. How long did you
> wait?
> It was something in the order of 8 hours when I did my 320 gb
> drive...
> 
> 
> --- Claudio Leiva S <cleivas@cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hi:
> > 
> > Well yes I had 3.99.17 on my machine but it give me too many
> > network
> > problems and after Alex help me trying to recompile the kernel
> with
> > the
> > "options	sosend_no_loan" unfortunately with no good luck, I have
> to
> > try the new recovery cd's (3.99.17 I was using was created by
> > Dennis Ch.)
> > and none of those let me go further than "formating root" in a
> > blank HD, in
> > a hd with 1.6.1 I was able to install it. 
> > 
> > That is the reason because I'm asking here, not because I want to
> > make any
> > bad comments about somebody else.
> > 
> > Thanks again 
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > 
> >  
> > Claudio Leiva
> > Las Vegas, Nevada
> > USA
> > http://cleiva.no-ip.com
> > (Powered by NetBSD for Cobalt)
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > -----Mensaje original-----
> > De: Alex Pelts [mailto:alexp@broadcom.com] 
> > Enviado el: lunes, 08 de enero de 2007 17:11
> > Para: Brian McEwen
> > CC: Claudio Leiva S; 'list NetBSD Cobalt'
> > Asunto: Re: Qube 2 - 1.6.1 and 3
> > 
> > I run netbsd-3 branch without any problems for a long time.
> > Networking 
> > is stable and I can transfer any large file. I have not tried
> 4gig
> > but I 
> > can try it.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Alex
> > 
> > 
> > Brian McEwen wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Jan 7, 2007, at 6:18 PM, Claudio Leiva S wrote:
> > > 
> > >>
> > >> Hi guys:
> > >>
> > >> This is kind of wired, for long time I battled with 3 and my
> > Qube and at
> > >> last I give up because:
> > >>
> > > 
> > > I thought you had 3.99.17 working fine, which is just about
> 4.0.
> > > 
> > > What happened to:
> > > 
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Rowdy:
> > >>
> > >> I have been using 3.99.17 restore cd created by Dennis
> > Chernoivanov 
> > >> without any issue, in fact it works very good on my Qube and
> it
> > does 
> > >> not  have any problem at the moment to set up the network, you
> > should 
> > >> give it a try!!.
> > >>
> > >> Now that 3.0.1 is out, have somebody try it on a Qube??.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Claudio Leiva
> > >> Las Vegas, Nevada
> > >> USA
> > >> http://cleiva.no-ip.com
> > >> http://cleiva.no-ip.com/forum
> > >> (Powered By NetBSD for Cobalt)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rowdy"
> > <rowdy@netspace.net.au>
> > >> To: <port-cobalt@netbsd.org>
> > >> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 7:16 PM
> > >> Subject: Re: Setting up root. ..
> > > 
> > >>
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> Glyn Astill
> 
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