Did you mark the partition as "active"? I had to do that for WinXP to 
recognize it and it did not seem to matter to NetBSD (because I specify the 
partition directly I would guess).

Joe


----Original Message Follows----
From: "Benjamin David Sexson" <bensexson@earthlink.net>
To: "Port-Hpcmips" <port-hpcmips@netbsd.org>
Subject: RE: Installing sets from a DOS partition
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 14:41:59 -0500

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
 > > > > > >
 > > > > >
 > > > >
 > >
 >


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