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From: nisimura@itc.aist-nara.ac.jp (Toru Nishimura)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: NetBSD/pmax installation failed
Date: 15 Aug 1996 07:23:05 GMT
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It turned out that the miniroot contains the first 8KB record.
So, correct sequences to make bootable disk;

	cat miniroot >/dev/rrz1c
	disklabel -R -r -B -b rzboot -s bootrz rz1 TARGET_LABEL

dd(1) is much slower than cat(1).  The first 8KB record resides both
in release 1.1 miniroot and and 1.2 BETA miniroot.  "Installation Guide"
on http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/pmax-install.html doesn't describe
correct boot disk build process.

Unfortunately 1.2 kernel won't work on our DS5000/25 configurartion,
probably due to ever-going config.new reconstruction.  So, after
"thrilling installation puzzles", I managed to setup DS5000 with
1.1 kernel and 1.2 BETA snapshot binaries conbination.

Now, it's time to create new kernel.  Oh, there is no config(8)
executable.  I have to start to build it.  What's an enjoying! 

Tohru NISHIMURA