Subject: Re: new cf-card wont boot
To: None <port-hpcarm@netbsd.org>
From: Steven Murray <steven.murray@gmail.com>
List: port-hpcarm
Date: 12/15/2004 13:55:24
Which CF cards are everyone using (that fit in the compact flash
socket) that are of a decent speed? Im looking at a sandisk ultra 512
at the momenr (maybe 1gb). Currently using the kingston 1GB normal
compact flash.

Oh and on a side note what is the JINSTALL ?


Steven Murray

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 02:51:00 +0000, rafael2k <rafael@riseup.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
>=20
> >       I've done some testing of this, and I'm not convinced that the pr=
oblem is
> > NetBSD 2.0. If you already have a CF card with 1.6 installed, there's a=
n
> > easy way to verify this. Just copy the 2.0 kernel to the DOS partition =
of
> > your CF card and boot the 2.0 kernel. I tried this and 2.0 booted up an=
d
> > loaded all of the 1.6 binaries. All the daemons started, I could log in=
,
> > etc. Furthermore, I then switched back to the 1.6 kernel and everything
> > still worked.
>=20
> I think its a non-kernel problem, anything related to the fs or the progr=
ams
> that are executed just after the root filesystem is mounted.
>=20
> >       As a side thought, there's no reason why you couldn't use the 1.6=
 JINSTALL
> > to install netbsd 2.0. That might solve the issues with the disk setup.
>=20
> I instaled the 2.0RC with the JINSTALL.
>=20
> When I have time I'll try to make more testing.
>=20
> bye,
> rafael diniz
>=20
> > Jason M.
> >
> > Subject: Re: new cf-card wont boot
> > To: None <port-hpcarm@netbsd.org>
> > From: None <b-tuck@gmx.net>
> > List: port-hpcarm
> > Date: 12/09/2004 16:13:03
> > hi,
> > hase anyone solved the problem?
> >
> > > I think this is a know bug, because the same happens to me and others=