Subject: re: 1.5-Beta sparc64 snapshot available
To: None <Oliver.Bruckauf@gmx.de>
From: Andrei Petrov <and@genesyslab.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 11/01/2000 10:47:41
On Wed, 1 Nov 2000 Oliver.Bruckauf@gmx.de wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> > 1) exit sysinst
> > 2) newfs /dev/sd1a
> > 3) mount /deb/sd1a /mnt
> > 4) newfs /dev/sd1[e-h] 		# whatever is supposed to be your /usr
> > 5) mkdir /mnt/usr; mount /dev/sd1[e-h] /mnt/usr
> > 
> > I think you'll need network at this point to download sets
> > 
> > ifconfig hme0 192.168.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00 media auto
> > route add default [your router's ip]
> > ftp 192.168.1.2
> > 
> > 6) cd /mnt
> > 7) tar -xzpvf /mnt/INSTALL/*.tgz
> > 8) cd /mnt/dev
> > 9) ./MAKEDEV std
> > 8) edit /mnt/etc/fstab
> > cat > /mnt/etc/fstab
> > /dev/sd1a / ffs rw 1 1
> > /dev/sd1b none swap sw 0 0
> > /dev/sd1[e-h] /usr ffs rw 1 2
> > ^D
> > reboot from sd1a
> > 
> > I believe it enought for single-user boot, everything should work for
> > root at this point.
> 
> I always forget one of three things. Is sparc64 not subject to c)?
> 
> a) Make sure there's a kernel in the right place (/mnt)
> b) MAKEDEV in /mnt/dev
> c) install bootblocks with binstall
> 
> Ciao,
> Oliver.
> 

It is subject to c). And I forgot it also;-).
Thank you for correction.

-
	Andrey