Thank you Michael, but I cannot justify taking up anymore of
your valuable time on this problem. I only purchased my first
USB stick a scant few years ago, and only then because my wife
wanted to use one on her Mac. I've never felt a need to have one
around, although I'm sure they're all kinds
poo...@ruptured-duck.com (Bob Bernstein) writes:
># installboot -v -o timeout=1 /dev/rsd1a /usr/mdec/bootxx_ffsv1
>File system: /dev/rsd1a
>Primary bootstrap: /usr/mdec/bootxx_ffsv1
>Boot options:timeout 1, flags 0, speed 9600, ioaddr 0,
>console pc
>installboot: Writing
On Thu, 14 Oct 2021, Michael van Elst wrote:
Are you sure you started the 'a' partition at 63 like in the example ?
I think the question is did I perform ALL the steps listed in
that section of the wiki page?
Just now, executing the last one, I ran into an error I did not
see before:
On Thu, 14 Oct 2021, Michael van Elst wrote:
Are you sure you started the 'a' partition at 63 like in the example ?
I "think" I did, but I wouldn't bet my life on it!
All I can do is repeat the experiment, perhaps with a little bit
(or a lot!) more attention to the details.
Thank you.
poo...@ruptured-duck.com (Bob Bernstein) writes:
>I followed the Netbsd-Wiki article "how to install netbsd from
>an usb memory stick," specifically the section labeled "Make the
>Memory Stick bootable" found here:
On Wed, 13 Oct 2021, Michael van Elst wrote:
fn: diskn
1: NetBSD
Error 3
The message comes from the MBR bootcode and says that the PBR
bootblock has an invalid signature which usually means it
hasn't been written.
Is that a defect that is susceptible of a remedy that would not
be
poo...@ruptured-duck.com (Bob Bernstein) writes:
>fn: diskn
>1: NetBSD
>Error 3
The message comes from the MBR bootcode and says that the PBR
bootblock has an invalid signature which usually means it hasn't
been written.
I put the USB stick that has been booting my NUC -- equipped
with current 9.99.88 -- into my old eMachine, hit F12 when the
eMachine logo appeared, and was presented a boot-device
selector screen that correctly identified the stick. Choosing it
I was soon at a halt with these three lines
