I got the partition created with FDISK, but now the disklabel in sysinst
doesn't want to work.

-dg
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Welche <prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk>
To: David Guynn <dguynn@geocities.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 1999 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: Disk Problems(sysinst)


>David Guynn wrote:
>>
>> Well, I downloaded Håvard's disk image, and was able to boot it, but
>> FDISK out of sysinst didn't help, and I need some advice on making this
thing
>> install. Please help!
>>
>>
>> -dg
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Patrick Welche <prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk>
>> To: David Guynn <dguynn@geocities.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 13, 1999 9:33 AM
>> Subject: Re: Disk Problems(sysinst)
>>
>>
>> >> How do i do these things [manual fdisk and bootblocks?]
>
>Once again:
>
>> >disklabel:
>> >I missed the beginning of this. Did sysinst write a disklabel on your
di=
>> sk?
>> >disklabel -r wd0
>> >to find out assuming there's one ide disk, which is the one with NetBSD
=
>> on
>> it.
>> >Does it look OK?
>
>> >fdisk:
>> >fdisk -u wd0
>> >prompts you for info for the partition table.
>
>By fdisk didn't help, what do you mean?
>
>> >bootblocks:
>> >/usr/mdec/installboot -f /usr/mdec/biosboot.sym /dev/rwd0a
>> >installs bootblocks, but Manuel mentioned needing a "current"
biosboot.s=
>> ym.
>> >I don't know how current it has to be, but grabbing it from a recent
>> snapshot
>> >should be good enough..
>> >
>> >Good luck,
>> >
>> >Patrick
>>
>>
>