Subject: sparc64 port - installing NetBSD-1.6 with Solaris 9
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org, port-sparc64@netbsd.org>
From: Vadim <solovey@netvision.net.il>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 02/11/2003 13:50:19
   Hi all,
I'm trying to install NetBSD 1.6/sparc64 on the same physical hard disk with Solaris9 at Ultra60.
First of all, would like to know whether it is possible at all ;-)

If so, I did the following (from Solaris):
1) Partitioned the disk (added slices 5 and 6 for NetBSD - root and usr):
Part      Tag    Flag     Cylinders        Size            Blocks
  0       root    wm     293 - 2118        3.13GB    (1826/0/0)  6557166
  1       swap    wu       0 -  292      513.75MB    (293/0/0)   1052163
  2     backup    wu       0 - 4923        8.43GB    (4924/0/0) 17682084
  3       home    wm    2119 - 2689     1001.20MB    (571/0/0)   2050461
  4 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  5       root    wm    2690 - 3488        1.37GB    (799/0/0)   2869209
  6        usr    wm    3489 - 4923        2.46GB    (1435/0/0)  5153085
  7 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0

2) newfs on both partitions, mounted
3) installboot bootblk /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s5
4) Copied ofwboot and netbsd (kernel-GENERIC) to the root partition, chown
root:sys, chmod 755
5) Copied and extracted the basic packages (base, comp, etc)
6) Created required devices under /dev/
7) While trying to boot to the root partition  (boot /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/disk@0,0:e), get ok prompt after the following error:
Boot device: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/disk@0,0:e File and args:
NetBSD IEEE 1275 Bootblock
Invalid superblock magic
Fast Data Access MMU Miss
ok
8) All files are taken from the installation CD (burned from NetBSD 1.6/sparc64 ISO).
Tried also files from ftp://.../pub/NetBSD/arch/sparc64/other/ , various kernels etc - doesn't help.
Tried to boot with specifying "netbsd" file (boot /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/disk@0,0:e netbsd -s) - same.

  Please assist!

 Thanks a lot in advance,
     Vadim