Subject: Re: Installing netbsd on ibm z50
To: Bernie Simon <bsimon@toad.net>
From: None <shlomo.steinberg@motorola.com>
List: port-hpcmips
Date: 08/06/2002 08:01:54
   
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Shlomo Steinberg
MOTOROLA SPS
DIGITAL COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE
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On Mon, 5 Aug 2002, Bernie Simon wrote:
   
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Shlomo Steinberg
MOTOROLA SPS
DIGITAL COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Chip Design Engineer
E-MAIL : shlomo.steinberg@motorola.com
Tel: 972-9-9522653

On Mon, 5 Aug 2002, Bernie Simon wrote:
> I recently bought a toshiba pcmia format 2 gigabyte disk with the 
> intention of putting netbsd on my z50. I'm trying to figure out the best 
> way to do it. Right now I'm thinking of putting the card in a laptop 
> running linux and using parted to put three partitions on the disk: one 
> fat32 partition for the boot file, one ext2 partition for the tar files, 
> and one ext2 partition to install netbsd on. Would this work? Could the 
> netbsd kernel install from an ext2 partition? Or is there a better way 
> to do it?
> 
> Sorry for the newbie question.
> 
> 
hi
now  your pcmcia is only with fat32
so copy the instalation kernel on it and run it
you have there options to repartition the hd so make for example 1g fat32
and 1g netbsd
then reboot the z50 and wince will find unformated partition and will
format the 1g fat32
now copy the instalation packeges and rerun instalation kernel
and now the netbsd  will format only the other 1g as you want it and start
the instalation
this is the abstract - look back few month ago on the list - you will find
detailed explanation how to format netbsd on the instalation process
good luck