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From: deraadt@fsa.ca (Theo de Raadt)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: NetBSD-current/sparc binary snapshot available
Date: 4 Apr 94 00:45:00
Organization: little lizard city
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Yet another NetBSD/sparc binary snapshot is available. Here's the README
which includes some install instructions.
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Sparc Binary Snapshot #2: Tue Mar 29 02:58:07 MST 1994
Initial test versions of a NetBSD/sparc binaries install are available
at
ftp.iastate.edu:/pub/netbsd/NetBSD-current/binaries/sparc
sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu:pub/NetBSD/arch/sparc
ftp.wonderland.org:NetBSD/arch/sparc [UK]
and many other NetBSD mirror sites.
The NetBSD/sparc port runs on sun4c class machines, ie. the
SS 1, 1+, 2, IPC, IPX, SLC, and ELC. it does not run on the
server-series machines, or the SS10-series machines.
There are a number of very large .tar.gz files in there, as well
as this document and a helper install script.
Until there are better instructions written, here's a rough idea:
1. format and partition the disk using sunos. yup, NetBSD/sparc uses
sunos disk labels. i am running a quantum 105 with these partition
sizes:
a: 28140 0 4.2BSD 1024 8192 16 # (Cyl. 0 - 133)
b: 16170 28140 unused 0 0 # (Cyl. 134 - 210)
c: 204540 0 unused 0 0 # (Cyl. 0 - 973)
g: 160230 44310 4.2BSD 1024 8192 16 # (Cyl. 211 - 973)
Filesystem 512-blocks Used Avail Capacity Mounted on
/dev/sd0a 26090 18846 4634 80% /
/dev/sd0g 149444 131496 3002 98% /usr
amd:43 0 0 0 100% /home
gecko:/usr/src 1549722 851783 542966 61% /usr/src
komodo:/usr/local 269346 243428 -1016 100% /usr/local
newt:/newt.usera 1128328 836910 178584 82% /tmp_mnt/newt/newt.usera
2. newfs it using sunos. yup, the filesystem format is identical.
UFS hasn't changed much over the years.
3. put a SunOS /boot program in the root partition, and use
"installboot" to cause it to work. the "installboot" man page
says to do something like this: say you are running SunOS, and
the drive you are installing NetBSD/sparc on is currently at
/dev/sd1. You have made the filesystems on that drive already.
# mount /dev/sd1a /mnt
# cp /boot /mnt/boot
# cd /usr/mdec
# ./installboot -vlt /mnt/boot bootsd /dev/rsd1a
4. extract the provided *.tar.gz files and dev.cpio.gz onto the disk.
the file "install.sh" will help you do this.
mount your partition(s) in a proper tree starting at /mnt.
In the same directory as your *.tar.gz and *.cpio.gz files are, run
"./install.sh". (Now you may cut the head off the chicken and
spray the blood over your walls and ceiling.)
If you have done anything weird with partitions, take this moment
to ensure that etc/fstab is corrent for your disk layout.
5. ensure that you have created a world-writable /tmp directory
on the root filesystem. i didn't my first time. duh.
6. make sure you boot from `new command mode'. If your machine
comes up and gives you a `>' prompt instead of `ok', type:
>n
ok setenv sunmon-compat? false
ok
this is needed because netbsd cannot handle the old-mode yet,
and will firework on you.
7. you cannot use the security modes of the sparc rom. sorry, same
problem as above.
ok setenv security-mode none
8. if needed, swap your scsi id's. now try a reboot. initially I'd
suggest you boot "-bs", then try multiuser after that. if you boot
single-user the netbsd incantation for making root read-write
is "mount -u /dev/sd0a /". alternatively, the command reboot is
found in /sbin.
there are two kernels in the root partition: "netbsd.sd0" expects
your root drive to be at the standard sunos sd0/scsi-id#3 location.
"netbsd.sd1" maps scsi-id#1 to be sd0. The same fstab file will
therefore work with either kernel. "/netbsd" is a symbolic link to
"netbsd.sd0".
please let me know of any errors in these instructions or in the
archives. if so i'll correct them.
good luck.
<deraadt@fsa.ca>
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