Subject: Re: 1.5_BETA snapshot available
To: Love , David Brownlee <abs@purplei.com>
From: Thang T. Mai <thangmai@yahoo.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 11/04/2000 19:04:46
Greetings,
I have the same intallboot problem on my Sparc Classic as Mr. Love.
A paper clip works fine for me.

Regards,
-thang


--- Love <lha@stacken.kth.se> wrote:
> David Brownlee <abs@purplei.com> writes:
> 
> > 	ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5_BETA/sparc/
> > 
> > 	Built from 1/11/2000 sources, with one tiny tweak to a Makefile.
> > 
> > 	Please test and report.
> 
> There is no way to eject the floppy from the install program when on is
> supposed to insert the second floopy, A L1-A eject RET eject RET go RET
> dance work, but it isn't beutiful at all.
> 
> On my Classic it failed to install the bootloader. dd couldn't find
> something and then installboot failed.
> 
> And the second 'insert the first disk' should be 'insert the second
> disk'
> in the INSTALL-document.
> 
> Love


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