How did you get it to give the DOS partition a partition in sysinst? I can't
get it to even do that.  I've made and formatted a DOS partition in sysinst
and then put the PCMCIA disk in my laptop but it wont access it.
Thanks

> -----Original Message-----
> From: port-hpcmips-owner@netbsd.org
> [mailto:port-hpcmips-owner@netbsd.org]On Behalf Of Joe Steele
> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 12:48 PM
> To: Benjamin David Sexson; Port-Hpcmips
> Subject: Re: Installing sets from a DOS partition
>
>
> Sorry about the delay!
>
> I mounted them using the technique described -
> mkdir foobar
> mount -t msdos /dev/wd0(your partition) /foobar
> ls foobar
>
> and voila!
>
> I am still having troubles however. Once mounted, I cannot unzip the
> packages during the install. But it works fine from my flash disk.  Still
> looking into this.  Maybe I have a crappy disk.
>
> Joe
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Benjamin David Sexson" <bensexson@earthlink.net>
> To: "Port-Hpcmips" <port-hpcmips@netbsd.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 9:54 PM
> Subject: RE: Installing sets from a DOS partition
>
>
> > You managed to mount the DOS partitions in 1.6?  If so how did you mount
> > them?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: port-hpcmips-owner@netbsd.org
> > > [mailto:port-hpcmips-owner@netbsd.org]On Behalf Of Joe Steele
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 3:56 PM
> > > To: Benjamin David Sexson; Port-Hpcmips
> > > Subject: Re: Installing sets from a DOS partition
> > >
> > >
> > > 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
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> >
>