On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Albert Huang wrote:

> I'm trying to install NetBSD on a NEC MobilePro 800 with a 48 MB Kingston CF 
> card.  I haven't been able to find very many web resources, so hopefully 
> someone on this list might be able to help me.

albert - you'll need a CF card with a capacity greater than 48MB AFAIK...

i install by prepping the card to support a small VFAT partition holding 
pbsdboot and another partition (which can be set to anything - i use 
ext2)...

i'd go with a 128MB CF (at a minimum)... i'd recommend a 256MB CF or 340MB 
microdrive... the 340MB microdrive has enough room to host the entire base 
distro w/X and development apps...

> 
> I downloaded the boot loader (pbsdboot) and the kernel onto my CF card.  
> Then I ran the boot loader on the kernel image.
> 
> Both kernels 1.6 and 1.5.3 give me the same result.  The kernel starts 
> booting, and then I get the following messages at the end
> 
> wdc1 at pcmcia0 function 0 port 0x14000300-0x1400030f
> wd0 at wdc1 channel 0 drive 0: <Hitachi CV 6.1.2>
> wd0: drive supports 1-sector PIO transfers, LBA addressing
> wd0: 47232 KB, 738 cyl, 4 head, 32 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 94464 sectors
> boot device: wd0
> root on wd0a dumps on wd0b
> pcmcia0: card irq3
> wd0: no disk label
> pcmcia0: card irq 3
> pcmcia0: card irq 3
> pcmcia0: card irq 3
> no file system for wd0 (dev 0x100)
> cannot mount root, error = 79
> root device (default wd0a): <prompt>
> 
> I'm then prompted for a root device, a dump device, and a file system.  Can 
> anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?  I found the instructions on the web 
> somewhat hard to follow, so my guess is that I'm missing a step.  Do I need 
> to format the CF card before booting the kernel?  I'm new to NetBSD, so I 
> don't exactly know what I'm doing.  Thanks!
> 
> -Albert
> 
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