Subject: Re: Boot From ZIP Disk
To: None <port-pmax@netbsd.org>
From: Christian Biache <biache@magic.fr>
List: port-pmax
Date: 07/27/1999 22:53:06
On Sun, Jul 25, 1999 at 12:12:14 +1000, Christopher wrote:
> Christian Biache wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> >  I'm trying to boot my /25 from a IOMEGA ZIP 100 drive, I can see
> >  the drive being accessed but I got the following error message:
> > 
> >    KN02-CA V2.1a
> >    >> boot "3/rz5/netbsd -a"
> >    ?IO:  3/rz5/netbsd -a  (bb rd)
> > 
> >  I've created the disk with sysinst and when I mount the disk I see
> >  the kernel and other stuff so it doesn't seem to be corrupted.
> > 
> >  Is there a kind of hardware incompatibility to do this?
> > 
> 
> I don't think so, because I've done it. I found that it would boot ok,
> but after about 10mins things would get a bit weird, followed by a
> lockup.
> 
> I made the boot disk by using disklabel, newfs, and then copied across
> /bin /etc /sbin /dev etc. And the kernel of course.

My mistake :-( I forgot to install the bootstrap code:

  # disklabel -B -b rzboot -s bootrz rz5

Thanks to all who helped.

-- 
Christian Biache <biache@magic.fr>