Subject: Re: Softfloat build of Beta 2.0 from 16/5/2004
To: Gerardo Alvarez <gerardoalvarez@telefonica.net>
From: Bruce O'Neel <edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/20/2004 08:34:11
Hi,

No, the INST030FPE kernel does not have MSDOS enabled.  I'll build one
for you though...

cheers

bruce



On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 10:52:38PM +0200, Gerardo Alvarez wrote:
> The install kernel boots OK, partitions OK (it used to hang there, 
> possibly because of the FPE thing). Great ;-)
> 
> But then mount_msdos /dev/wd0e /mnt2 gives an "operation not supported 
> by device" error which I didn´t have in 1.6.2.
> 
> I have a big IDE disk in the PB150, with a 125 MB DOS partition, which 
> I mount in Mac OS and copy all the distribution sets there, and then I 
> mount later in BSD to grab that distribution for the installer.
> 
> Does the install kernel (030FPE) support MSDOS partition mounting?
> 
> If not, I am a bit out of luck, since I can´t access the distribution 
> sets any other way (the Mac OS installer does not "see" HFS partitions 
> right?)
> 
> Regards
> 
> El 19/05/2004, a las 16:22, Bruce ONeel escribió:
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >It *should* work...
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >cheers
> >
> >bruce
> >
> >Gerardo Alvarez <gerardoalvarez@telefonica.net> wrote:
> >>Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 19:22:19 +0200
> >>From: Gerardo Alvarez <gerardoalvarez@telefonica.net>
> >>Subject: Re: Softfloat build of Beta 2.0 from 16/5/2004
> >>To: "Bruce O'Neel" <edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org>
> >>Cc: port-mac68k@netbsd.org
> >>content-length: 996
> >>
> >>Should I give it a shot with my Powerbook 150?
> >>It is a 60830 no FPU with 24 Mb RAM
> >>I will try right away
> >>Regards
> >>
> >>
> >>El 18/05/2004, a las 11:22, Bruce O'Neel escribi„:
> >>
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>The above build from the tar files is at
> >>>
> >>>ftp://lain.ziaspace.com/pub/NetBSD/m68k/NetBSD-release-2.0-mac-
> >>>softfloat
> >>>
> >>>Per usual it has been tested by loading on two different Powerbook
> >>>540c machines.
> >>>
> >>>Btw, the list has been very quiet.  Has anyone tried either the
> >>>regular builds or the softfloat builds?  The time to test is now and
> >>>not 2 days after the release announcement for 2.0 :-) For what it's
> >>>worth it seems stable so I don't think you'd be risking much to
> >>>upgrade.
> >>>
> >>>The most recent official build is (I believe) at:
> >>>
> >>>ftp://releng.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-2-0/200405100000/
> >>>mac68k/
> >>>
> >>>Thanks again to John Klos for CPU, diskspace, and network bandwith.
> >>>
> >>>cheers
> >>>
> >>>bruce
> >>>-- 
> >>>edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org
> >>>SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
> >>>
> >
> 
> 

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