On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:15:24 -0500, Rongsheng Fang <rfang@cs.gmu.edu> wrote:
> > As for the installation... like I said earlier, I'm new to *BSD (new
> > to any *nix for that matter). I loaded up the sysinst program, and
> > tried installing... selected Full installation, when it asked if I
> > wanted to edit the MBR or use entire disk, I selected the entire disk,
> > it then asked "Yes or no?" with no information regarding it... wtf,
> > eh?
> 
> > I selected no, and it brought me to the question of set sizes of
> > NetBSD partitions or use existing partition sizes... I selected use
> > existing partition sizes, it then brought me to a diagram of the
> > partitions, I selected partition sizes OK, and it then said "You can
> > either edit the partition table by hand, or give up and rturn to the
> > main menu." ... "Edit the partition table again?", and it presents me
> > with Yes, which brings me back to that diagram, or no which brings me
> > back to the main menu.
> 
> Reading through Jochen Kunz's tutorial on the 43p-140 installation
> might help you out:
> 
> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-prep/2005/01/25/0002.html
> 
> Rongsheng
> 
> 

Actually, I just finished reading and following along about two hours
ago. I was able to partition my drive and (I assume) get NetBSD 2.0
installed. But the moment I reboot, it brings me back into AIX. I
really don't like the idea that it's bringing me back to AIX, if
NetBSD overwrote some key files... well, I'm sure you know what could
happen.

I had gotten it once to load up the NetBSD stuff, but then it did some
sort of error (I suppose it was a panic?) and said that it couldn't
find something. All the commands I tried didn't work, so I rebooted,
tried reinstalling, and it let me back into AIX.

Kinda weird.

If anyone would like to assist me in realtime (on AIM or IRC or
somesuch), please privately email me.