Subject: Re: 1.4 Floppy Installation Problems, COMPAT13 Package
To: Graham Jenkins <c714553@vus415.telstra.com.au>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 05/11/1999 11:44:36
c714553@vus415.telstra.com.au (Graham Jenkins) writes:
> I just loaded the boot-14.fs thing direct from:
>   ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.4/sparc/installation/bootfs
> 
> Then I booted it and selected 'install' - and it fell over immediately
> because it couldn't find things like 'awk' etc. They don't appear any place
> in the image.  Am I doing something wrong - or will this be fixed?

I believe the installation docs make it clear that the boot floppies
are experimental...

Perry