At 03:27 PM 3/25/97 +0100, bertram@ifib.uni-karlsruhe.de wrote:
>Rick GC writes:
>> I have loaded Netbsd 1.1A into my uVax3600 but am unable to mount the
>> miniroot with write access.  The command I am using here is "# mount -u
>> /dev/ra0b /".  The system comes back with "# ffs: /dev/ra0b on /: specified
>> device does not match mounted device". I can not run "ed" until I get write
>> access here, does anyone know why I cannot?
>
>There should be no need to edit files in miniroot while it'slocated 
>in swap partition eg. ra0b, this filesystem is intended to be interim
>and its only purpose is to present a running system in order to
>prepare/install the "real" root device (eg. ra0a).
>
>So the idea is that you copy miniroot into swap partition and boot from
>it (that's what you've done). Then you should `newfs` your /dev/rra0a
>and /dev/rra0e (or whatever name it has on your system), then mount
>/dev/ra0a on /mnt, `mkdir /mnt/usr` and `mount /dev/ra0e /mnt/usr`.
>Now `cd /mnt` and install the binary distribution at this place.
>
>After rebooting your root-partition is "ra0a" and this partition
>is mountable read-write, if you mount "ra0e" on /usr, then you can
>use vi instead of ed to edit your config files like fstab etc.
>
>Ciao,
>	bertram
>
Bertram,

After rebooting I tried "mount /dev/ra0h /usr" the system came back with 
"ffs: /dev/ra0h on /usr: device busy".  I am using "h" as the partition for
/usr instead of "e".  Any ideas why it comes up busy?

Thanks,

Rick GC