Subject: Re: Mac68k Installer 1.1d problem
To: Bob Nestor <rnestor@metronet.com>
From: Rodney M. Hopkins <rhopkins@sunflower.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 09/06/1997 17:20:57
At 03:21 PM 9/6/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>I'm attempting to install OpenBSD 2.1/mac68k on a Mac SE/30 with 20M RAM
>>and a 1.2GB Quantum Fireball TM1280.  I've downloaded all the install
>>files, read the install text file, read the FAQs and so on.  I've
>>partitioned the drive into a ~100MB Mac OS partition, a 40M Swap partition
>>and a ~1.1GB root & usr partition with Apple Disk Tools 7.35.  First wierd
>>thing that happened was when I first ran mkfs 1.2, it only saw the swap and
>>the Mac OS partitions on the drive.  So I went back into Apple Drive Tools,
>>deleted the root & usr partition and recreated it only this time I left 2K
>>of space at the end of the drive unallocated.  Then I rebooted, ran mkfs
>>and this time it saw the root & usr partition and let me format the drive.
>>Great.  Next I ran Installer 1.1d and told it to install all of the install
>>files.  It started working and I went away.  When I returned a couple of
>>hours later to check on the progress, I found this on the screen:
>
>The FAQ for OpenBSD must be a bit out of date.  Try picking up the latest 
>Mkfs 1.45 and Installer 1.1e from ftp.netbsd.org or puma.macbsd.com

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did as you suggested and grabbed Mkfs 1.45 and Installer 1.1e from
puma.macbsd.com.  Same thing happened except this time it got a little
farther in the install process:

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< Stuff deleted >
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dr-xr-x-r-x	0/7		0 Sun May 25 22:24 1997 ./usr/share/zoneinfo/SystemV
Error on SCSIRead(), # 5
Error on SCSIWrite(), # 5
Error on SCSIRead(), # 5
Error on SCSIRead(), # 5
Error on SCSIWrite(), # 5
Error on SCSIRead(), # 5
pos = 0, i = 11, fs = /
alloccgblk: can't find blk in cyl

This is MOST frustrating.  If ANYONE can please help with this problem,
please let me know.

Thanks!

Rodney M. Hopkins
rhopkins@sunflower.com