Subject: boot cdrom 1.5
To: None <port-sparc64@netbsd.org>
From: Pedro G. Gonnet <pedro@vis.ethz.ch>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 07/25/2001 18:39:49
hello!

i recently downloaded a bootable cdrom from

	ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/1.5/sparc64cd.iso

and tried installing on a Sparc Ultra1. the cd boots fine - and much
faster than solaris8 -, yet it halts and asks for a root device.
unfortunately, i could find none on the cd...

there is a partition that holds all the installation files, but nothing
that can be used as root...

i downloaded a netbsd 1.5.1 cd from the same place and will try it
tonight. if the same thing happens, you should hear from me...

otherwise - am i doing anything wrong? i boot with "boot cdrom" - is
there anything like "boot cdrom netbsd-INSTALL" or something that will
bring up sysinst?

cheers and many thanks

pedro gonnet