Hi,

Although I haven't done any significant changes in a while, I was the
last one to touch the installer code.  I should get a chance in the
next few days to try to reproduce the problem you're seeing.  I'll
let you know if I make any progress.  I don't have the exact same
drive as you're using, but I'm not certain it's really a drive problem.

Steve Brown,
sbrown@best.com

> Hi,
>
> I have the exact same HD in my C650.  I had the same problem you were
> having during the install of the larger parts of the NetBSD distribution
> (for example "base").  The way to "fix" it is to set the memory allocation
> for the Installer to as much RAM as you can spare.  Since you have 20MB of
> RAM, I would set it to at least 16000K.
>
> Since it appears that you were installing base when this happened, my
> guess is that this is the problem.  In my case, I was never able to get
> base to completely install.  So here is what I did.  I used the installer
> to install everything else I wanted.  You will notice that you actualy get
> rather far in the install of base (down to ./usr/share/zoneinfo/SystemV).
> In the installer, go into the "Mini shell" and use cpin to copy base in /
> as "base.tar.gz".  I think the command is
>
>   cpin base base.tar.gz
>
> Then build devices and continue with the install according to the
> documents.  For now, ignore the fact that base is not completely
> installed.  Boot into **single user** mode.  Mount your disks for
> read/write.  Now, cd /  and run the following command:
>
>   tar --unlink -zxvpf base.tar.gz
>
> Since tar is in /usr/bin/ and you are getting as far as /usr/share tar
> should already be installed.  This should install the base files including
> some important files in /var
>
> That should do it.  You should now have a running system.  It worked for
> me, although it took a lot of head scratching to get there.  I don't
> really understand why the Installer seems to die at the SCSI phase error.
> The C650 has a known SCSI controller bug, so I thought that was the cause
> in my case.  However, since you have the same HD but a different Mac, I am
> now suspecting the Quantum.
>
> In any case, I hope this helps.
>
> Mark
>
> On Sat, 6 Sep 1997, Rodney M. Hopkins wrote:
>
> > 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:
> > 
> > .
> > .
> > < Stuff deleted >
> > .
> > .
> > 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.
>
> Mark Andres                  E-mail: mark@ratbert.aisol.net
>           Running NetBSD, 100% Microsoft Free!
> Me: /www2.giganet.net/~mark/ NetBSD: /bullwinkle.aisol.net/
>
>