Subject: RAMfs netboot kernel and bootable CD image available for TESTING
To: None <port-sgimips@netbsd.org>
From: sgimips NetBSD list <sgimips@mrynet.com>
List: port-sgimips
Date: 11/13/2001 23:02:46
As promised, seemingly weeks ago, I have generated and made available
installation kernels and a bootable CD image for testing.
The location of this STRICTLY TEST release is at
mrynet.com
directory
/pub/os/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.2-sgimips/
Located under that directory is the following:
drwxr-xr-x 5 root wheel 512 Nov 13 18:42 INDY/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 23358 Nov 13 22:25 INDY.INSTALLATION.txt
The file INDY.INSTALLATION.txt contains some method-specific
installation instructions. A copy of this file is attached below.
This is indeed a long file for emailing to the list, however I
believe it is beneficial to describe the work I've accomplished
this week.
The typical NetBSD installation/ and binary/ directories are located
under the INDY/ directory.
If you are running an INDY (and possibly a Challenge S) I encourage
you to help out by testing these images and installation procedures.
Of course, you should back up and drives located on your machine.
(Prudence dictates that I make such a disclaimer -- I never really
liked her :)
Please engage any concerns or comments about your successes, failures
or other related issues to the list or direct them back to me directly.
I'm making these images available now so that I can respond to any
immediate questions before November 16, 2001. After that date I'll
be on holiday until after the 26th, at which time I'll pick up on
the installation development again.
Thanks and regards,
-scott taylor
The INDY.INSTALLATION.txt file follows:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
November 13, 2001
Scott G. Taylor -- sgimips @ mrynet . com (remove the spaces :)
(wouldn't it be neat if the SPAM harvesters picked up
and used the following? hostmaster@ftc.gov :)
NetBSD/sgimips ALPHA TEST Installation Images and Procedures
PLEASE NOTE -- THIS DISTRIBUTION APPLIES TO INDY ONLY
(All paths are relative to ftp.mrynet.com:/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.2-sgimips/INDY)
It is presumed that the reader has experience installing NetBSD
already. Since this is only an initial exposure of the sysinst(8)
tool and RELEASE generation for installation images, no effort has
been made to fully document typical NetBSD installation procedures.
This is a very preliminary release test for NetBSD/sgimips
from sources date November 11, 2001.
NetBSD 1.5Y NetBSD 1.5Y (GENERIC) #0: Sun Nov 11 15:09:36 CST 2001
Before proceeding with any of the following installation attempts,
it should be noted that the NetBSD/sgimips port still only works over
serial line for installations--no graphics console is available
as of yet.
The following installtion methods are (or will) be addressed here:
1. Installing NetBSD/sgimips via bootp - netboot kernel with RAM filesystem
2. Installing NetBSD/sgimips via bootable CD
3. Installing NetBSD/sgimips via bootp - netboot kernel and NFS filesystem
4. (COMING SOON) Installing NetBSD/sgimips via a helper disk (aka dd(1) image)
(helper disks are proving a bit interesting. Still investigating.)
5. (COMING SOON) Installing NetBSD/sgimips via floppy
6. (COMING SOON) Installing NetBSD/sgimips via tape
In general, these steps will describe the boot process leading up to the
main NetBSD installation screen. For further instruction, I recommend
referring to one of the other NetBSD port's INSTALL documents. Most
any one can be used. I referred mostly to the "pmax" port's document
while doing my work.
The individual steps follow:
====================================================
1. Installing NetBSD/sgimips via bootp - kernel with RAM filesystem
====================================================
Use the kernel located at ./binary/kernel/netbsd.ram.gz
ungzip the kernel and place it in your tftp-accessible
directory.
After setting up dhcp to provide only the "netbsd.ram" file
as the bootfile (no NFS root filesystem necessary, as it is
contained withint the kernel image as a ramdisk),
(see: http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/sgimips/faq.html for hints)
boot the kernel. "Standard NetBSD Installation" now applies.
A sample boot follows:
Running power-on diagnostics...
Cannot connect to keyboard -- check the cable.
Cannot open keyboard() for input
Cannot connect to keyboard -- check the cable.
Cannot open keyboard() for input
System Maintenance Menu
1) Start System
2) Install System Software
3) Run Diagnostics
4) Recover System
5) Enter Command Monitor
Option? 5
Command Monitor. Type "exit" to return to the menu.
>> boot -f bootp():/tftpboot/netbsd.ram
Setting $netaddr to 198.182.227.80 (from server 198.182.227.1)
Obtaining /tftpboot/netbsd.ram from server 198.182.227.1
zs channel 0 had address 0xbfbd9830
IOC rev 1, machine Indy (Guiness), board rev 3
Timer calibration, got 750000 cycles (750000, 750000, 750000)
CPU clock speed = 75.00Mhz
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
NetBSD 1.5Y (RAMDISK) #0: Mon Nov 12 10:06:54 CST 2001
root@mod80:/usr/src/sys/arch/sgimips/compile/RAMDISK
98304 KB memory, 85588 KB free, 768 KB for ARCS, 5016 KB in 1254 buffers
mainbus0 (root): SGI-IP22 [SGI, 690b5eb1], 1 processor
cpu0 at mainbus0: MIPS R5000 CPU (0x2310) Rev. 1.0 with built-in FPU Rev. 1.0
cpu0: L1 cache: 32KB/32B instruction, 32KB/32B data, two way set associative
cpu0: No L2 cache
cpu0: disabling IP22 SysAD L2 cache
imc0 at mainbus0 addr 0x1fa00000
imc0: Revision 3
gio0 at imc0
hpc0 at gio0 addr 0x1fb80000
zsc0 at hpc0
zstty0 at zsc0 channel 1 (console i/o)
zstty1 at zsc0 channel 0
sq0 at hpc0: SGI Seeq 80c03
sq0: Ethernet address 08:00:69:0b:5e:b1
wdsc0 at hpc0: WD33C93B SCSI, rev=0, target 7
scsibus0 at wdsc0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
dsclock0 at hpc0 offset 0x60000
biomask 07 netmask 07 ttymask 0f clockmask bf
scsibus0: waiting 5 seconds for devices to settle...
sd0 at scsibus0 target 1 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST34573N, 6244> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd0: 4340 MB, 7501 cyl, 5 head, 237 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8888924 sectors
sd0: sync (200.0ns offset 12), 8-bit (5.000MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
sd1 at scsibus0 target 2 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST34573N, 6244> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd1: 4340 MB, 7501 cyl, 5 head, 237 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8888924 sectors
sd1: sync (200.0ns offset 12), 8-bit (5.000MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
sd2 at scsibus0 target 3 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST34573N, 6244> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd2: 4340 MB, 7501 cyl, 5 head, 237 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8888924 sectors
sd2: sync (200.0ns offset 12), 8-bit (5.000MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
cd0 at scsibus0 target 4 lun 0: <TOSHIBA, CD-ROM XM-5401TA, 3605> SCSI2 5/cdrom removable
cd0: sync (300.0ns offset 12), 8-bit (3.333MB/s) transfers
sd3 at scsibus0 target 5 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST34573N, 6244> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd3: 4340 MB, 7501 cyl, 5 head, 237 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8888924 sectors
sd3: sync (200.0ns offset 12), 8-bit (5.000MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
md0: internal 3072 KB image area
boot device: sd1
root on md0a dumps on md0b
root file system type: ffs
Terminal type? [vt100]
erase ^?, werase ^W, kill ^U, intr ^C
Welcome to sysinst, the NetBSD-1.5Y system installation tool. This
menu-driven tool is designed to help you install NetBSD to a hard disk, or
upgrade an existing NetBSD system, with a minimum of work. In the following
menus, you may change the current selection by either typing the reference
letter (a, b, c, ...). Arrow keys may also work. You activate the current
selection from the menu by typing the enter key.
If you booted from a floppy, you may now remove the disk.
Thank you for using NetBSD!
l***********************************************k
* NetBSD-1.5Y Install System *
* *
*>a: Install NetBSD to hard disk *
* b: Upgrade NetBSD on a hard disk *
* c: Re-install sets or install additional sets *
* d: Reboot the computer *
* e: Utility menu *
* x: Exit Install System *
m***********************************************j
Once installation is complete, skip to the "POST INSTALLATION"
section at the bottom of this document.
=================================================
2. Installing NetBSD/sgimips via bootable CD
=================================================
Obtain the bootable CD image at
./cdimage/NetBSD-1.5.2-sgimips.bootable.cdimage.gz
ungzip the image, and burn this CD image directly to CD.
Place the CD in your INDY's CDrom drive. Typically, the CD
drives are at SCSI ID 4. This SCSI ID will be used in the example
below.
Set the following in the prom:
(If your CD drive is on other than SCSI ID 4, change the 'disk(4)'
references to the appropriate SCSI ID)
setenv systempartition scsi(0)disk(4)rdisk(0)partition(8)
setenv osloadpartition scsi(0)disk(4)rdisk(0)partition(0)
setenv osloadfilename netbsd.ram
setenv OSLoader boot
A log of a CD install startup follows:
Running power-on diagnostics...
Cannot connect to keyboard -- check the cable.
Cannot open keyboard() for input
Cannot connect to keyboard -- check the cable.
Cannot open keyboard() for in\xf0ut
System Maintenance Menu
1) Start System
2) Install System Software
3) Run Diagnostics
4) Recover System
5) Enter Command Monitor
Option? 5
Command Monitor. Type "exit" to return to the menu.
>> printenv
SystemPartition=scsi(0)disk(2)rdisk(0)partition(8)
OSLoadPartition=scsi(0)disk(2)rdisk(0)partition(0)
OSLoader=boot
OSLoadFilename=netbsd
AutoLoad=Yes
TimeZone=CST6CDT
console=s
diskless=0
dbaud=9600
volume=100
sgilogo=y
autopower=y
rebound=y
netaddr=198.182.227.80
eaddr=08:00:69:0b:5e:b1
cpufreq=150
NoAutoLoad=CONSOLE OPEN FAILED.
ConsoleOut=serial(0)
ConsoleIn=serial(0)
>> setenv systempartition scsi(0)disk(4)rdisk(0)partition(8)
>> setenv osloadpartition scsi(0)disk(4)rdisk(0)partition(0)
>> setenv osloadfilename netbsd.ram
>> setenv OSLoader boot
>> boot
NetBSD/sgimips 1.5Y Bootstrap, Revision 1.0
(root@mod80, Mon Nov 12 13:15:14 CST 2001)
Mem block: type 0 base 0x0 size 0x1000
Mem block: type 1 base 0x1000 size 0x1000
Mem block: type 3 base 0x8002000 size 0x73e000
Mem block: type 6 base 0x8740000 size 0xc0000
Mem block: type 3 base 0x8800000 size 0x800000
Mem block: type 5 base 0x9000000 size 0xc000
Mem block: type 3 base 0x900c000 size 0x4ff4000
Local storage a87ff168
argv[0]: scsi(0)disk(4)rdisk(0)partition(8)/boot
argv[1]: ConsoleIn=serial(0)
argv[2]: ConsoleOut=serial(0)
argv[3]: SystemPartition=scsi(0)disk(4)rdisk(0)partition(8)
argv[4]: OSLoader=boot
argv[5]: OSLoadPartition=scsi(0)disk(4)rdisk(0)partition(0)
argv[6]: OSLoadFilename=netbsd.ram
Boot: scsi(0)disk(4)rdisk(0)partition(0)netbsd.ram
devopen: scsi(0)disk(4)rdisk(0)partition(0) type scsi file netbsd.ram
diskopen: 0,2,0 scsi(0)disk(4)rdisk(0)partition(0)
4334208+122568 [54128+43685]=0x458174
Starting at 0x88002000
nsym 0x1 ssym 0x88442148 esym 0x8845a174
zs channel 0 had address 0xbfbd9830
IOC rev 1, machine Indy (Guiness), board rev 3
Timer calibration, got 750000 cycles (750000, 750000, 750000)
CPU clock speed = 75.00Mhz
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
NetBSD 1.5Y (RAMDISK) #0: Mon Nov 12 10:06:54 CST 2001
root@mod80:/usr/src/sys/arch/sgimips/compile/RAMDISK
98304 KB memory, 85540 KB free, 768 KB for ARCS, 5016 KB in 1254 buffers
mainbus0 (root): SGI-IP22 [SGI, 690b5eb1], 1 processor
cpu0 at mainbus0: MIPS R5000 CPU (0x2310) Rev. 1.0 with built-in FPU Rev. 1.0
cpu0: L1 cache: 32KB/32B instruction, 32KB/32B data, two way set associative
cpu0: No L2 cache
cpu0: disabling IP22 SysAD L2 cache
imc0 at mainbus0 addr 0x1fa00000
imc0: Revision 3
gio0 at imc0
hpc0 at gio0 addr 0x1fb80000
zsc0 at hpc0
zstty0 at zsc0 channel 1 (console i/o)
zstty1 at zsc0 channel 0
sq0 at hpc0: SGI Seeq 80c03
sq0: Ethernet address 08:00:69:0b:5e:b1
wdsc0 at hpc0: WD33C93B SCSI, rev=0, target 7
scsibus0 at wdsc0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
dsclock0 at hpc0 offset 0x60000
biomask 07 netmask 07 ttymask 0f clockmask bf
scsibus0: waiting 5 seconds for devices to settle...
sd0 at scsibus0 target 1 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST34573N, 6244> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd0: 4340 MB, 7501 cyl, 5 head, 237 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8888924 sectors
sd0: sync (200.0ns offset 12), 8-bit (5.000MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
sd1 at scsibus0 target 2 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST34573N, 6244> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd1: 4340 MB, 7501 cyl, 5 head, 237 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8888924 sectors
sd1: sync (200.0ns offset 12), 8-bit (5.000MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
sd2 at scsibus0 target 3 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST34573N, 6244> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd2: 4340 MB, 7501 cyl, 5 head, 237 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8888924 sectors
sd2: sync (200.0ns offset 12), 8-bit (5.000MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
cd0 at scsibus0 target 4 lun 0: <TOSHIBA, CD-ROM XM-5401TA, 3605> SCSI2 5/cdrom
removable
cd0: sync (300.0ns offset 12), 8-bit (3.333MB/s) transfers
sd3 at scsibus0 target 5 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST34573N, 6244> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd3: 4340 MB, 7501 cyl, 5 head, 237 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8888924 sectors
sd3: sync (200.0ns offset 12), 8-bit (5.000MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
md0: internal 3072 KB image area
boot device: cd0
root on md0a dumps on md0b
root file system type: ffs
Terminal type? [vt100] xterm
erase ^?, werase ^W, kill ^U, intr ^C
Welcome to sysinst, the NetBSD-1.5Y system installation tool. This
menu-driven tool is designed to help you install NetBSD to a hard disk, or
upgrade an existing NetBSD system, with a minimum of work. In the following
menus, you may change the current selection by either typing the reference
letter (a, b, c, ...). Arrow keys may also work. You activate the current
selection from the menu by typing the enter key.
If you booted from a floppy, you may now remove the disk.
Thank you for using NetBSD!
l***********************************************k
* NetBSD-1.5Y Install System *
* *
*>a: Install NetBSD to hard disk *
* b: Upgrade NetBSD on a hard disk *
* c: Re-install sets or install additional sets *
* d: Reboot the computer *
* e: Utility menu *
* x: Exit Install System *
m***********************************************j
SOME FURTHER INSTRUCTION ON CD INSTALLATION:
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Because the NetBSD/sgimips bootable CD is not in ISO-9660 format,
you must "install from an unmounted filesystem." The generated
bootable-CD is actually a real NetBSD disk image, with disklabels
and FFS filesystems. The function to install from an unmounted
filesystem is selected when asked for the distribution media used
to obtain sets.
Your disk is now ready for installing the kernel and the distribution sets.
As noted in your INSTALL notes, you have several options. For ftp or nfs,
you must be connected to a network with access to the proper machines. If
you are not ready to complete the installation at this time, you may select
"none" and you will be returned to the main menu. When you are ready at a
later time, you may select "upgrade" from the main menu to complete the
installation.
l*****************k
* Select medium *
* *
* a: ftp *
* b: nfs *
* c: cdrom *
* d: floppy *
*>e: unmounted fs *
* f: local dir *
* g: none *
m*****************j
Enter the unmounted local device and directory on the CD where the
distribution is located. Remember, the directory should contain the .tgz
files.
To use this option with the NetBSD/sgimips CD, the settings
should be as follows:
device: cd0a filesystem: ffs directory: /sgimips/binary/sets
l***************k
* Change *
* *
* a: Device *
* b: Filesystem *
* c: Directory *
*>d: Continue *
m***************j
Once installation is complete, skip to the "POST INSTALLATION"
section at the bottom of this document.
====================================================
3. Installing NetBSD/sgimips via bootp - netboot kernel and NFS filesystem
====================================================
Set up dhcp and tftp to boot per the hints in
http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/sgimips/faq.html.
The bootfile kernel to use is
./binary/kernel/netbsd.install
ungzip the kernel and place it in your tftp-accessible directory.
The tarball containing the filesystem to be installed on the
NFS server is located at
./installation/netboot/diskimage.tgz
This tar image should be extracted into a directory on the NFS
server which will be providing a root filesystem to the INDY via
dhcp and set up properly per the FAQ referenced above.
When DHCP is properly set up, boot the kernel via BOOTP.
NOTE: the "netbsd.install" kernel provided for this test distribution
is indeed bloated with an empty 'md' memory disk. As a result,
the kernel will stop and prompt you for the root device, dump
device, and filesystem type. The responses should be "sq0",
none (just press enter), and "nfs", respectively. See the
example below. Sorry for this :)
A sample boot using this method follows:
System Maintenance Menu
1) Start System
2) Install System Software
3) Run Diagnostics
4) Recover System
5) Enter Command Monitor
Option? 5
Command Monitor. Type "exit" to return to the menu.
>> boot -f bootp():/tftpboot/netbsd.install
Setting $netaddr to 198.182.227.80 (from server 198.182.227.1)
Obtaining /tftpboot/netbsd.install from server 198.182.227.1
zs channel 0 had address 0xbfbd9830
IOC rev 1, machine Indy (Guiness), board rev 3
Timer calibration, got 750000 cycles (750000, 750000, 750000)
CPU clock speed = 75.00Mhz
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
NetBSD 1.5Y (RAMDISK) #0: Mon Nov 12 10:06:54 CST 2001
root@mod80:/usr/src/sys/arch/sgimips/compile/RAMDISK
98304 KB memory, 85588 KB free, 768 KB for ARCS, 5016 KB in 1254 buffers
mainbus0 (root): SGI-IP22 [SGI, 690b5eb1], 1 processor
cpu0 at mainbus0: MIPS R5000 CPU (0x2310) Rev. 1.0 with built-in FPU Rev. 1.0
cpu0: L1 cache: 32KB/32B instruction, 32KB/32B data, two way set associative
cpu0: No L2 cache
cpu0: disabling IP22 SysAD L2 cache
imc0 at mainbus0 addr 0x1fa00000
imc0: Revision 3
gio0 at imc0
hpc0 at gio0 addr 0x1fb80000
zsc0 at hpc0
zstty0 at zsc0 channel 1 (console i/o)
zstty1 at zsc0 channel 0
sq0 at hpc0: SGI Seeq 80c03
sq0: Ethernet address 08:00:69:0b:5e:b1
wdsc0 at hpc0: WD33C93B SCSI, rev=0, target 7
scsibus0 at wdsc0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
dsclock0 at hpc0 offset 0x60000
biomask 07 netmask 07 ttymask 0f clockmask bf
scsibus0: waiting 5 seconds for devices to settle...
sd0 at scsibus0 target 1 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST34573N, 6244> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd0: 4340 MB, 7501 cyl, 5 head, 237 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8888924 sectors
sd0: sync (200.0ns offset 12), 8-bit (5.000MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
sd1 at scsibus0 target 2 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST34573N, 6244> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd1: 4340 MB, 7501 cyl, 5 head, 237 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8888924 sectors
sd1: sync (200.0ns offset 12), 8-bit (5.000MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
sd2 at scsibus0 target 3 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST34573N, 6244> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd2: 4340 MB, 7501 cyl, 5 head, 237 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8888924 sectors
sd2: sync (200.0ns offset 12), 8-bit (5.000MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
cd0 at scsibus0 target 4 lun 0: <TOSHIBA, CD-ROM XM-5401TA, 3605> SCSI2 5/cdrom removable
cd0: sync (300.0ns offset 12), 8-bit (3.333MB/s) transfers
sd3 at scsibus0 target 5 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST34573N, 6244> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd3: 4340 MB, 7501 cyl, 5 head, 237 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8888924 sectors
sd3: sync (200.0ns offset 12), 8-bit (5.000MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
md0: internal 3072 KB image area
boot device: sd1
root on md0a dumps on md0b
no file system for md0 (dev 0x200)
cannot mount root, error = 79
root device (default md0a): sq0
dump device:
file system (default generic): nfs
root on sq0
nfs_boot: trying DHCP/BOOTP
nfs_boot: DHCP next-server: 198.182.227.1
nfs_boot: my_name=mry80
nfs_boot: my_domain=mrynet.com
nfs_boot: my_addr=198.182.227.80
nfs_boot: my_mask=255.255.255.0
root on 198.182.227.1:/abyss/newroot
Terminal type? [vt100]
erase ^?, werase ^W, kill ^U, intr ^C
Welcome to sysinst, the NetBSD-1.5Y system installation tool. This
menu-driven tool is designed to help you install NetBSD to a hard disk, or
upgrade an existing NetBSD system, with a minimum of work. In the following
menus, you may change the current selection by either typing the reference
letter (a, b, c, ...). Arrow keys may also work. You activate the current
selection from the menu by typing the enter key.
If you booted from a floppy, you may now remove the disk.
Thank you for using NetBSD!
l***********************************************k
* NetBSD-1.5Y Install System *
* *
*>a: Install NetBSD to hard disk *
* b: Upgrade NetBSD on a hard disk *
* c: Re-install sets or install additional sets *
* d: Reboot the computer *
* e: Utility menu *
* x: Exit Install System *
m***********************************************j
At this point, standard NetBSD installation procedures kick in.
Once installation is complete, skip to the "POST INSTALLATION"
section at the bottom of this document.
====================================================
4. (COMING SOON) Installing NetBSD/sgimips via a helper disk (aka dd(1) image)
(helper disks are proving a bit interesting. Still investigating.)
====================================================
I'm not sure about the usefulness of this method, since such an
installation will ultimately overwrite itself. IRIX and NetBSD
partitions aren't compatible, so...
====================================================
5. (COMING SOON) Installing NetBSD/sgimips via floppy
====================================================
I am considering a number of methods for accomplishing a
floppy installation. Due to the fact that the INDY (and other's)
prom will only work with specific disk formats, this may be one
or two floppy installations. Still being determined.
====================================================
6. (COMING SOON) Installing NetBSD/sgimips via tape
====================================================
I'm still wondering if this effort is really necessary.
If anyone has an actual need for this type of installation,
I would greatly appreciate hearing from you.
----------------------------------------------------
====================================================
POST INSTALLATION STEPS -- BOOTING NETBSD
====================================================
----------------------------------------------------
After completing installation, halt, and set the following in the prom:
setenv systempartition scsi(0)disk(X)rdisk(0)partition(8)
setenv osloadpartition scsi(0)disk(X)rdisk(0)partition(0)
setenv osloadfilename netbsd
setenv OSLoader boot
where: X is the SCSI ID of the drive to which you installed.
You can now boot NetBSD/sgimips on your INDY at the ">>" prompt:
>> boot
-----------------------------------------------------
If you get the time, thanks for trying any of this out!
Regards,
-scott