Re: OnTrack Diskmanager and NetBSD???
From: Sebastian (bastiraase_at_web.de)
Date: 10/19/03
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Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 20:27:50 +0200
> Interesting. We would somehow need to see the output of "disklabel
> wd0" and "fdisk wd0".
sysinst is saying that a partition exist that has 777 mb (with ontrack) or
a partition that has 777 mb on a 273 mb-hdd (without ontrack) or
an empty hdd (with ontrack uninstalled).
> Can you configure the network on the laptop using sysinst or manually
> after boot? If you can do so, "disklabel wd0 > /tmp/dl.out" then
> "fdisk wd0 > /tmp/fd.out" then ftp those files off the box to some
> place else and post them there.
No, I'm VERY new to NetBSD ...
Maybe I'm able to copy them to a floppy ... but at the moment I've no time
....
> NetBSD should be able to dissern between the physical disk geometry
> and the BIOS reported geometry and work around them, given the NetBSD
> partition resides below the BIOS boot limit.
>
> Of course, did you check with Toshiba for a BIOS update? [*stifles a
> devilish laugh*]
Yes, I have the newest version 1.40 (from 1994 instead of 1.30 from 1993)
Hope I could help.
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