Hmmm... I also have one of those cards and it doesn't work for me either.
I have my 2G card partitioned into a 0.9GB  FAT16 primary and a 1.1GB
extended partition containing the NetBSD partitions. Mounting the FAT
partition succeeds, but then the packages fail to unzip during the install.
Not sure what else to try, but I am playing around with disklabel now.

Joe

----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin David Sexson" <bensexson@earthlink.net>
To: "Port-Hpcmips" <port-hpcmips@netbsd.org>
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 9:51 PM
Subject: RE: Installing sets from a DOS partition


> Well I tried that.  I am trying to use a Toshiba 2GB PCMCIA card.  Would
> this make any difference?
> Thanks
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: port-hpcmips-owner@netbsd.org
> > [mailto:port-hpcmips-owner@netbsd.org]On Behalf Of Joe Steele
> > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 9:20 PM
> > To: Benjamin David Sexson; port-hpcmips@netbsd.org
> > Subject: Re: Installing sets from a DOS partition
> >
> >
> > I had this working under 1.53. I am assuming it works the same under
1.6.
> >
> > First start a shell from the Utility menu.
> >
> > Then make a directory at the top level:
> > mkdir install_disks
> >
> > Then mount your DOS volume with something like this:
> > mount -t msdos /dev/wd0g /install_disks
> > (the wd0g is the first CF card and the "g" partition)
> >
> > If it warns you about missing labels, you will need to use disklabel. It
> > seemed to just work on my ATA flash card, but I am a newbie so I
> > can't tell
> > you if that is right for everyone. It may take a while to do, but
> > you should
> > not have to redo it. I used this command to do it interactively:
> > disklabel -r -i /dev/wd0
> >
> > You can look at how to use these commands with man online or from a
NetBSD
> > install elsewhere. If any of you gurus out there see something
> > incorrect or
> > dangerous, please let me know!
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Benjamin David Sexson" <bensexson@earthlink.net>
> > To: "Port-Hpcmips" <port-hpcmips@netbsd.org>
> > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 5:31 PM
> > Subject: Installing sets from a DOS partition
> >
> >
> > > Hello,
> > > I'm trying to install the BSD sets from a DOS partition on my z50.  Is
> > > there any way to mount a DOS partition in sysinst or from sh while
> > > installing?
> > > Thanks
> > >
> >
>