Subject: Ha. My install.
To: None <port-i386@netbsd.org>
From: David Walker <diw@tpg.com.au>
List: port-i386
Date: 08/07/2001 17:56:35
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Thanks to everyone who responded.
Especially Chris Lloyd who I bugged almost too much and Martin Webber.
Sorry Chris but when you give someone good advice you must expect that =
they'll be back.
Well, it's getting a little weird.
I am now able to get sysinst to locate my .tgz files. Does it want to =
extract and install them? Not a chance.
It starts to open kern.tgz and faults it.
This is the display:
Command: pax -zrvpe -f /msdostmp/kern.tgz
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--------
gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file
pax: End of archive volume 1 reached
ATTENTION! pax archive volume change required
Ready for archive volume: 1
Input archive name or "." to quit pax
Archive name>_
The last line is the prompt.
All the other stuff is pretty much wasted on me.
I have downloaded the i386 files and put them on my msdos partition =
which I have labelled and mounted.
These are the files in this drive:
XSERVER TGZ 14,941,303 08-05-01 7:48p xserver.tgz
ETC TGZ 97,044 08-05-01 3:47p etc.tgz
GAMES TGZ 2,905,726 08-05-01 4:17p games.tgz
KERN TGZ 2,276,976 08-05-01 4:45p kern.tgz
MAN TGZ 2,543,158 08-06-01 5:29a man.tgz
MISC TGZ 2,177,983 08-06-01 5:32a misc.tgz
NETBSD~2 GZ 2,081,718 08-05-01 3:30p netbsd.INSTALL.gz
NETBSD~1 SYM 230,528 08-05-01 3:23p netbsd.INSTALL.symbols
TEXT TGZ 1,213,746 08-05-01 5:02p text.tgz
XBASE TGZ 2,733,453 08-05-01 5:36p xbase.tgz
XCONTRIB TGZ 180,430 08-05-01 5:39p xcontrib.tgz
XFONT TGZ 6,163,923 08-06-01 5:55a xfont.tgz
XMISC TGZ 12,386 08-05-01 5:40p xmisc.tgz
BASE TGZ 16,863,564 08-05-01 6:17p base.tgz
NETBSD~3 GZ 2,276,975 08-05-01 3:21p netbsd.GENERIC.gz
I have a bit of concern about this. I couldn't appreciate the =
significance of the symlinks. I was originally confronted with empty =
folders named man.tgz, etc. - nothing to download and no instructions or =
links. I found a site via a search engine with files to download and =
downloaded them. Apparently I should link to them but I'm not sure how =
to do this. Chris Lloyd has provided me with links to the following:
ftp://ftp.uk.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.1/shared/ALL/man.tgz
ftp://ftp.uk.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.1/shared/ALL/misc.tgz
ftp://ftp.uk.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.1/shared/ALL/xfont.tgz
I wonder how I incorporate this into my install. Will sysinst know what =
to do? Are these files downloadable? If they are I should be ok.
As you may notice, the man.tgz I have considerably smaller than the one =
from the above link. Mine is 2543kB but the one that Chris sent me is =
5618kB. The other 2 appear to be the same size.
So, 2 problems, what should I do about man.tgz, etc. And what is the =
problem with my install? I wonder if it's the DOS filename thing. =
Probably not as I can access netbsd.INSTALL.gz by either the short name =
(NETBSD~2.GZ) or it's proper name.
Anyway, a little bit shtuck.
Best Wishes.
diw@tpg.com.au
websupport@ntw.com.au
I have a few websites currently running and am writing all this stuff =
down. I guess it's probably annoying to have to answer these questions =
as much as it is annoying for me. If I manage to get NetBSD running =
(hah) I'll probably put this stuff on the net.
I imagine many i386 owners try to do what I'm doing. Migrate from =
Windows and have a dual boot system on a single HD. I imagine most of =
them have similar problems. Especially mounting and labelling and =
downloading. I couldn't find a single website that dealt with the =
download issue after searching many times over the space of 2 days.
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Thanks to everyone who =
responded.<BR>Especially=20
Chris Lloyd who I bugged almost too much and Martin Webber.<BR>Sorry =
Chris but=20
when you give someone good advice you must expect that they'll be =
back.<BR>Well,=20
it's getting a little weird.<BR>I am now able to get sysinst to locate =
my .tgz=20
files. Does it want to extract and install them? Not a chance.<BR>It =
starts to=20
open kern.tgz and faults it.<BR>This is the display:<BR><BR>Status:=20
Running<BR>Command: pax -zrvpe -f=20
/msdostmp/kern.tgz<BR><BR>-----------------------------------------------=
----------------------------------<BR><BR>gzip:=20
stdin: unexpected end of file<BR>pax: End of archive volume 1=20
reached<BR>ATTENTION! pax archive volume change required<BR>Ready for =
archive=20
volume: 1<BR>Input archive name or "." to quit pax<BR>Archive=20
name>_<BR><BR>The last line is the prompt.<BR>All the other stuff is =
pretty=20
much wasted on me.<BR>I have downloaded the i386 files and put them on =
my msdos=20
partition which I have labelled and mounted.<BR>These are the files in =
this=20
drive:<BR><BR>XSERVER TGZ 14,941,303 =20
08-05-01 7:48p xserver.tgz<BR>ETC =20
TGZ 97,044 =
08-05-01 3:47p=20
etc.tgz<BR>GAMES TGZ =
2,905,726 =20
08-05-01 4:17p games.tgz<BR>KERN =20
TGZ 2,276,976 08-05-01 4:45p=20
kern.tgz<BR>MAN =
TGZ =20
2,543,158 08-06-01 5:29a =
man.tgz<BR>MISC =20
TGZ 2,177,983 08-06-01 5:32a=20
misc.tgz<BR>NETBSD~2 GZ 2,081,718 =20
08-05-01 3:30p netbsd.INSTALL.gz<BR>NETBSD~1=20
SYM 230,528 08-05-01 =
3:23p=20
netbsd.INSTALL.symbols<BR>TEXT =20
TGZ 1,213,746 08-05-01 5:02p=20
text.tgz<BR>XBASE TGZ =
2,733,453 =20
08-05-01 5:36p xbase.tgz<BR>XCONTRIB=20
TGZ 180,430 08-05-01 =
5:39p=20
xcontrib.tgz<BR>XFONT TGZ =20
6,163,923 08-06-01 5:55a =
xfont.tgz<BR>XMISC =20
TGZ 12,386 =
08-05-01 5:40p=20
xmisc.tgz<BR>BASE TGZ =
16,863,564 =20
08-05-01 6:17p base.tgz<BR>NETBSD~3 =
GZ =20
2,276,975 08-05-01 3:21p netbsd.GENERIC.gz<BR><BR>I have a =
bit of=20
concern about this. I couldn't appreciate the significance of the =
symlinks. I=20
was originally confronted with empty folders named man.tgz, etc. - =
nothing to=20
download and no instructions or links. I found a site via a search =
engine with=20
files to download and downloaded them. Apparently I should link to them =
but I'm=20
not sure how to do this. Chris Lloyd has provided me with links to the=20
following:<BR><A=20
href=3D"ftp://ftp.uk.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.1/shared/ALL/man.tg=
z">ftp://ftp.uk.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.1/shared/ALL/man.tgz</A>=
<BR><A=20
href=3D"ftp://ftp.uk.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.1/shared/ALL/misc.t=
gz">ftp://ftp.uk.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.1/shared/ALL/misc.tgz</=
A><BR><A=20
href=3D"ftp://ftp.uk.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.1/shared/ALL/xfont.=
tgz">ftp://ftp.uk.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.1/shared/ALL/xfont.tgz=
</A><BR>I=20
wonder how I incorporate this into my install. Will sysinst know what to =
do? Are=20
these files downloadable? If they are I should be ok.<BR>As you may =
notice, the=20
man.tgz I have considerably smaller than the one from the above link. =
Mine is=20
2543kB but the one that Chris sent me is 5618kB. The other 2 appear to =
be the=20
same size.<BR>So, 2 problems, what should I do about man.tgz, etc. And =
what is=20
the problem with my install? I wonder if it's the DOS filename thing. =
Probably=20
not as I can access netbsd.INSTALL.gz by either the short name =
(NETBSD~2.GZ) or=20
it's proper name.<BR>Anyway, a little bit shtuck.<BR>Best Wishes.<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:diw@tpg.com.au">diw@tpg.com.au</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:websupport@ntw.com.au">websupport@ntw.com.au</A><BR>I =
have a few=20
websites currently running and am writing all this stuff down. I guess =
it's=20
probably annoying to have to answer these questions as much as it is =
annoying=20
for me. If I manage to get NetBSD running (hah) I'll probably put this =
stuff on=20
the net.<BR>I imagine many i386 owners try to do what I'm doing. Migrate =
from=20
Windows and have a dual boot system on a single HD. I imagine most of =
them have=20
similar problems. Especially mounting and labelling and downloading. I =
couldn't=20
find a single website that dealt with the download issue after searching =
many=20
times over the space of 2 days.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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