I finally found the solution for creating and installing netBSD on my CF
card using the laptop,
but I have another question now :
Instead of using the package kernel.gz as it is, should I replace the
netbsd file in this package with the netbsd.TX3912 file ?


Stéphan BERNARD a écrit :

>     Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install netbsd on a 2010c with a 160Mb ATA-CF card.
> First of all, I ran psdboot with the netbsd.TX3912 kernel, the CF card
> formatted DOS (I only have one laptop with NT to format it).
> Booting looks OK, the ATA-CF seems recognized, but it doesn't mount the
> root/dump partition, and it loops asking me where to find them (then
> tries mounting msdos, ffs, .... but fails).
>
> So, I wanted to run fdisk on my CF. As Marc Rogers wrote (2000.10.13),
> I've made a 2 install floppy set using the i386 port, put the CF into
> the PCMCIA slot of the laptop (which I share, so I can't remove NT from
> it and install netBSD) and boot on the diskettes. But I cannot succeed
> to run fdisk for the CF card (it's telling me it found a wdc2 (or wd2c)
> device on PCMCIA, but "fdisk wdc2 (wd2c)" fails.
> I also tryed the install floppies for laptop, but I had the same result.
>
> So, I have many questions :
> - First of all, which disk sets should I use to run fdisk on the CF card
> ?
> - What device should I pass as argument to fdisk ?
>
> Eventually, how may I make a full floppy set to install netBSD for 2010c
> into CF card using my laptop ?
> In the documentation, it's written that floppies should be made by
> copying the set.xx files, but how may I copy a 18,9Mb base.tgz file on a
> 1.44Mb floppy ?
>
> Last question :
> - is the netbsd.TX3912 a "normal" kernel or an installation kernel ?
>
> Thanks to anyone who may help me.