Hi,
Martin Husemann wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 01:20:12PM +, Riccardo Mottola wrote:
>> /dev/sd0e /media/usb msdos rw 0 0
> What is that partition?
> Is that "usb" device available (as sd0) during your upgrade experiment?
external hard disk. NO it was not
On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 01:20:12PM +, Riccardo Mottola wrote:
> /dev/sd0e /media/usb msdos rw 0 0
What is that partition?
Is that "usb" device available (as sd0) during your upgrade experiment?
If you boot the installer from a USB disk, that might become sd0 and
Hi,
(removing Robert who may read the reply on the list, if)
Martin Husemann wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 11:52:04PM +0200, Riccardo Mottola wrote:
>> 0: NetBSD (sysid 169)
>> bootmenu: NetBSD
>> start 2048, size 625140400, Active
>> 1:
>> 2:
>> 3:
>> Bootselector disabled.
>> First
Hi,
Martin Husemann wrote:
Can you boot the original install CD you used, exit the installer and
check the output of:
sysctl machdep.bootmethod
This should either tell you BIOS or UEFI, and this is how the installer
decides what kind of setup the booted system later will need.
On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 11:52:04PM +0200, Riccardo Mottola wrote:
> 0: NetBSD (sysid 169)
> bootmenu: NetBSD
> start 2048, size 625140400, Active
> 1:
> 2:
> 3:
> Bootselector disabled.
> First active partition: 0
Can you show us the /etc/fstab file from the NetBSD partition?
Martin
On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 11:42:22PM +0200, Riccardo Mottola wrote:
> Your explanation sounds plausible.
> However, "UEFI Boot Mode" is disabled in BIOS, I don't know if it is still
> used by the CD or "detected" somehow anyway.
>
> How can I tell further?
Can you boot the original install CD you
Robert Elz wrote:
| no "e" of course... and no MS-DOS in sight. It was already a fully
| BSD-ized system.
What does fdisk show? (ie: the MBR label).
fdisk on wd0 run from the utility shell of the install cd says:
0: NetBSD (sysid 169)
bootmenu: NetBSD
start 2048, size 625140400,
Hi,
Martin Husemann wrote:
Try the BIOS-only install image instead - I bet your system boots the
CD via UEFI, but the original installation was BIOS only.
when booting from CD, I see:
NetBSD/x86 BIOS Boot Revision 5.11
Is this meaningful?
Riccardo
Hi Martin,
Martin Husemann wrote:
On Tue, Apr 09, 2024 at 10:28:46PM +0200, Riccardo Mottola wrote:
So I have a perfect working 9.3 installation on on an HP ProBook laptop.
I boot the CD which works fine
Try the BIOS-only install image instead - I bet your system boots the
CD via UEFI, but
On Tue, Apr 09, 2024 at 10:28:46PM +0200, Riccardo Mottola wrote:
> So I have a perfect working 9.3 installation on on an HP ProBook laptop.
> I boot the CD which works fine
Try the BIOS-only install image instead - I bet your system boots the
CD via UEFI, but the original installation was BIOS
Date:Tue, 9 Apr 2024 22:28:46 +0200
From:Riccardo Mottola
Message-ID: <9f0bd479-42ef-7842-90fb-0d6a503cf...@libero.it>
| no "e" of course... and no MS-DOS in sight. It was already a fully
| BSD-ized system.
What does fdisk show? (ie: the MBR label).
kre
Hi!
I want to upgrade my 9.3 amd64 laptop.
Since my other upgrade using sysupgrade was a failure, i tried doing it
via CD install.
I still hope either to get help fixing my other laptop or being able to
"compare" with a successful install
So I have a perfect working 9.3 installation on on an
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