Subject: Re: -current install problems
To: Riccardo Mottola <zuse@libero.it>
From: Bruce O'Neel <edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 04/08/2004 08:48:27
Hi,

Thanks, I was wondering if this was just a LC040 problem.

It's PR 25081

cheers

bruce

btw, I almost have release-2.0 from 3 Apr built.  No 030 specific kernels
yet and no X11 yet.  I'll send a note around.

cheers

bruce

On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 03:12:36PM +0200, Riccardo Mottola wrote:
> Hey to all.
> 
> I tried to install -current on an aging IIsi. FIrst I tried some late 1.6
> versions and then 2.0. I always got the same error: Using sysinst breaks
> when trying to format the partitions just created. I t tries to fsck the
> disk, reports a bad superbloc... or it fails to openpty() or similar
> problems.
> Entering a shell and doing a manual newsf and fsk_ffs on the partition works
> fine.
> 
> I tried mounting the disk externally to a quadra, retried, same errors.
> 
> 
> While using a 1.6.2 install kernel worked fine, I partitioned installed...
> and then upgrared to 2.0beta using the sets found on releng by unpacking
> them.
> 
> Apart from a missing smmsp user... everything seems fine and happy! I
> remounted the disk on the IIsi and it works fine, but it needs a card
> withthe external FPU (which I fortunately have and I get a NuBus slot too
> for ethernet card). W/o I get a kernel FPU trap at startup.
> 
> 
> -Ric
> 

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