Subject: Re: 2nd Floppy
To: David Brownlee" , "Jim Tittsler <jwt@OnJapan.net>
From: James Dzimba <jdzimba@nrz.co.zw>
List: port-sparc
Date: 09/24/2001 18:16:50
The  Sparc I am using had its vmunix files deleted.It was running SunOs
prior to this.I am making the floppies using rawrite.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Brownlee" <abs@netbsd.org>
To: "Jim Tittsler" <jwt@OnJapan.net>
Cc: "James Dzimba" <jdzimba@nrz.co.zw>; <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: 2nd Floppy


: Can you run a 'tar tvzf /dev/fd0a' on the second floppy
: to verify it?
:
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: David/absolute -- www.netbsd.org: No hype required --
:
:
: On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Jim Tittsler wrote:
:
: > On Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 02:35:22PM +0200, James Dzimba wrote:
: > > : I have got a Sparc 10 station and I am trying to boot from
floppy.The
: > > first
: > > : floppy runs nicely then it ask for installation utilities and I
choose
: > > : floppy again. it then gives the following:
: > > :
: > > : fd0: timeout: state 10
: > > : fd0: timeout: state 13
: >
: > I just tried to install 1.5.2 on my Sparc20 this morning using
: > the two floppies and had the same results.
: >