Subject: Re: installation help - NEC MP 800
To: Albert Huang <neustis@hotmail.com>
From: billy ball <bball@tux.org>
List: port-hpcmips
Date: 12/04/2002 16:27:27
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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