Hi again Hendrik :)

> Hi!
> 
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 23:02:46 -0600
> sgimips@mrynet.com (sgimips NetBSD list) wrote:
> [...]
> > The following installtion methods are (or will) be addressed here:
> > 
> > 1. Installing NetBSD/sgimips via bootp - netboot kernel with RAM filesystem
> 
> I tested this one three times.
> Booting works fine (beside the scsi problem reported here earlier).
> I had to choose sd0 for installation and was unable to use sd1 as /home for
> example. I don't know if it is possible to use several scsi disks for
> installation on other ports but it sounds obvious to me.

Ah, so you're getting it booted after installation then.  Good.  Power-cycling
are you?

All the NetBSD platforms I use utilise the same sysinst programs for installation
and thus don't allow the setup of more than a single drive at installation 
time (vax, alpha, sparc, hp300, pmax and macppc).  I suspect all other
platforms use sysinst as well.

> In the disklabel-program "-1" doesn't work to expand the actual partition
> to full size. It simply gave me the same prompt:
> 
> size: -1size:-1size: ....

I'll check this out tonight.

> One time I entered a Megabyte-value while in sector mode and then got a
> partition which was larger than the whole disk.

I'll check this out as well.  I don't remember modifying sysinst itself,
so I can't report yet if this is a sysinst bug or one I introduced.

> I used ftp and nfs to get the tarballs. No problemes here.

Great :)

> Timezone selection is a major pain with a serial connection to a palm pilot
> or with a normal serial terminal an 9k6 ;)
> 
> > 2. Installing NetBSD/sgimips via bootable CD

It is even a pain running 38400 baud :)  here again, this is the way sysinst
works.

> Downloading just finished. Perhaps I have the time to test this one today.
> 
> > 3. Installing NetBSD/sgimips via bootp - netboot kernel and NFS filesystem
> 
> ... perhaps before the 16th.
> 
> Thanks, Hendrik

Thank you very much for your feedback.

Regards,
-scott