Subject: Re: sysinst, VS-3100 CD Boot
To: Michael L. Hitch <mhitch@lightning.msu.montana.edu>
From: Ian Harding <iharding@pakrat.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 02/11/2001 19:02:53
"Michael L. Hitch" wrote:

> On Sun, 11 Feb 2001, Ian Harding wrote:
>
> > > When the /boot program is loaded and counts from 5 sec. down press the
> > > space key, enter
> > > boot netbsd -s
> > > (or netbsd.gz, depends on the CD)
> ...
> > I am already stuck.  I keep getting Boot failed: File or directory not
> > found.  I tried typing th epath to the image as in
> > /vax/binary/kernel/netbsd.generic.gz and that did not work either.  Any
> > other ideas?
>
>   The multi-boot CDROM uses the kernel named netbsd.vax.
>
>   Also, I think the boot loader doesn't handle the RockRidge extensions,
> and won't accept the name "netbsd.generic.gz".  Even if you knew the
> filename in the directory (either netbsd.generic_gz or netbsd_generic.gz),
> the boot loader console code won't let you enter the '_' character.
>
> --
> Michael L. Hitch                        mhitch@montana.edu
> Computer Consultant
> Information Technology Center
> Montana State University        Bozeman, MT     USA

Hooray!  Thank you!

Ian