Subject: Re: installing: BAD SUPER BLOCK
To: Dominic Williams <netbsd@dominicwilliams.net>
From: Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net>
List: port-macppc
Date: 08/26/2005 18:15:41
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Hello,

> So I can now get into sysinstall... I presume, having gone=20
> to all the trouble of making the partitions beforehand from=20
> within Mac OS 9 with Drive Setup, that I choose "Upgrade"=20
> rather than "Install"?

No. 'Upgrade' is supposed to upgrade an existing installation of NetBSD.

> However, when I select "Upgrade", I get the following error:
>=20
> /dev/rwd0a: BAD SUPER BLOCK: CAN'T FIND SUPERBLOCK
> /dev/rwd0a: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck_ffs MANUALLY

/dev/rwd0a contains no valid ffs filesystem. No surprise since Drive
Setup can only create HFS or HFS+ partitions which NetBSD doesn't
yet understand ( work is underway but I don't think it would be a good
idea to use such a filesystem as root any time soon )

> What does this mean, and how should I solve it?

Pick 'Install' next time and let the installer create NetBSD filesystems
for you.

have fun
Michael

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