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From: futurcom@nai.net (Bill Becker)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: 2.0.1 and NCR PCI-SCSI
Date: 4 Oct 1995 15:15:25 GMT
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I'm installing BSDI 2.0.1 onto a new system for a client.  The disk is
empty and the client will be using bsdi exclusively.  In order to use 
the ncr controller and to have a large file system (disk is 9 gigs), i
had to get the 2.0.1 upgrade (client had 2.0).

I was able to install successfully (sort of) with the NCR PCI SCSI and 
apply the kernel and utility upgrades, but when i was supposed to write 
the boot blocks, there was no option for writing *NCR* boot blocks.  Now, 
the system cannot boot from the hard drive -- Naturally, with aha boot 
blocks installed.

So where did i go wrong?