Subject: Re: [Q] Warning: no /dev/console ???
To: Yamazaki, Masayoshi <yamazaki@feclab.furuno.co.jp>
From: Paul Goyette <paul@whooppee.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/23/1999 18:15:01
From the installer, did you ask it to Make devices?
Also, you should use the newest version, NetBSD/mac68k 1.4 which
was just released a week or so ago.
Good luck!
On Mon, 24 May 1999, Yamazaki, Masayoshi wrote:
> Dear all:
> I'm a new subscriber from Japan. Nice to meet you.
>
> Last Saturday, I installed NetBSD/mac68k 1.3.2 onto my
> Mac, but I found the warning message, "no /dev/console"
> whenever I tried to boot it, and nothing happened since
> then. I should much appreciate it if you would give me
> any advice or hints. What should I do next ?
> Do I have to change some configurations ?
>
> My hardware is Macintosh Centris 660AV[68040] with
> Internal HD: 230MB => System 7.6.1[Japanese]
> External HD: 1.0GB [SCSI:1]
> 16K Mac Driver
> 48000K A/UX Swap slice 1
> 480000K A/UX Root & User slice 0
> 480000K Macintosh E-HD
>
> First, I've changed the partition as mentioned above with
> "Mkfs" utility.
>
> Second, I installed the following set:
> base.tgz, comp.tgz, etc.tgz, games.tgz, kern.tgz, man.tgz,
> misc.tgz, text.tgz, xbase.tgz, xcomp.tgz, xcontrib.tgz,
> xfont.tgz, xserver.tgz
>
> Third, I set "Booter" as following.
> # Boot options:
> BSD device, kernel name: netbsd
> Root SCSI ID: 1, [x] Enabled ?
> [x] Single user
> # Monitors Preferences
> [x] Change Monitor Depth [o] B&W
>
> Then, I tried to boot my Mac, and failed...
> Would anyone help me, please ?
>
> --
> Yamazaki, Masayoshi
> E-Mail: yamazaki@feclab.furuno.co.jp
> ZXG06330@nifty.ne.jp
>
>
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