Subject: Re: 2nd Floppy
To: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
From: James Dzimba <jdzimba@nrz.co.zw>
List: port-sparc
Date: 10/01/2001 09:10:22
NO unfortunately

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Brownlee" <abs@netbsd.org>
To: "James Dzimba" <jdzimba@nrz.co.zw>
Cc: "Jim Tittsler" <jwt@OnJapan.net>; <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 12:19 AM
Subject: Re: 2nd Floppy


: Ok - I've just reproduced this on a sparc10 here. I'll try to get
: a different sparc box hooked up to test it, and maybe also an
: earlier boot floppy set.
: 
: Do you have any other NFS capable boxes you could use to help
: the install?
: 
: -- 
: David/absolute -- www.netbsd.org: No hype required --
: 
: 
: On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, James Dzimba wrote:
: 
: > yes that is correct
: >
: > ----- 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: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 11:18 PM
: > Subject: Re: 2nd Floppy
: >
: >
: > : Just to confirm - this is the 1.5.2 floppies from ftp.netbsd.org,
: > : generated with the rawrite.exe from the same server, booting on
: > : a sparc10? I can dual boot a PC and test on a sparc10 here to
: > : see if I can reproduce the problem...
: > : --
: > : David/absolute -- www.netbsd.org: No hype required --
: > :
: > :
: > : On Tue, 25 Sep 2001, Jim Tittsler wrote:
: > :
: > : > On Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 03:08:54PM +0100, David Brownlee wrote:
: > : > > Can you run a 'tar tvzf /dev/fd0a' on the second floppy
: > : > > to verify it?
: > : >
: > : > I tried interrupting the install script at the point where it
: > : > asks for the second floppy, but 'eject' failed with:
: > : > # eject /dev/fd0a
: > : > fd0: timeout: state 10
: > : > fd0: timeout: state 13
: > : > fd0: timeout: state 13
: > : > fd0: timeout: state 13
: > : > fd0: timeout: state 13
: > : > fd0a: hard error reading fsbn 0
: > : > fd0: controller status: state 13
: > : >
: > : > FWIW I did a 'tar tvzf /dev/fd0' on a Linux machine and was able to
: > : > see all of the files I found in the disk2 image.
: > : >
: >
: >