Installing NetBSD 2.0 via Boot CD and DELQA

 
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CD-ROM mapped as DUB0
 >>> b dub0

2..1..0..

>> NetBSD/vax boot [1.11 Thu Dec  2 19:05:43 CST 2004] <<
 >> Press any key to abort autoboot 0
 getdisklabel: no disk label
 nfs_open: must mount first.
 2490648+155180=0x286130
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NetBSD 2.0 (INSTALL) #0: Thu Dec  2 19:20:50 CST 2004
builds@build:/big/builds/ab/netbsd-2-0-RELEASE/vax/200411300000Z-obj/big/builds/ab/netbsd-2-0-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/vax/compile/INSTALL

MicroVAX II
 total memory = 9208 KB
 avail memory = 5932 KB
 mainbus0 (root)
 ibus0 at mainbus0
 uba0 at ibus0: Q22
 dz1 at uba0 csr 160100 vec 304 ipl 17
 mtc0 at uba0 csr 174500 vec 774 ipl 17
 mscpbus0 at mtc0: version 5 model 3
 mscpbus0: DMA burst size set to 4
 uda0 at uba0 csr 172150 vec 770 ipl 17
 mscpbus1 at uda0: version 4 model 3
 mscpbus1: DMA burst size set to 4
 ra0 at mscpbus1 drive 0: RD32
 qe0 at uba0 csr 174440 vec 764 ipl 17
 qe0: delqa, hardware address 08:00:2b:0e:6d:ce
 md0: internal 1536 KB image area
 boot device: <unknown>
 root on md0a dumps on md0b
 Clock has lost 12756 day(s) - CHECK AND RESET THE DATE.
 root file system type: ffs
 erase ^?, werase ^W, kill ^U, intr ^C

Please enter a name for your NetBSD disk [RD32]:

Ok, we are now ready to install NetBSD on your hard disk (ra0).  Nothing has
 been written yet.  This is your last chance to quit this process before
 anything gets changed.

Shall we continue?
 Status: Finished
 Command: disklabel -w -r -f /tmp/disktab ra0 'RD32'

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 Status: Finished
 Command: /sbin/newfs -O 1 -b 8192 -f 1024  /dev/rra0a

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 /dev/rra0a: 37.0MB (75786 sectors) block size 8192, fragment size 1024
 using 4 cylinder groups of 9.26MB, 1185 blks, 2240 inodes.
 super-block backups (for fsck -b #) at:
 32, 18992, 37952, 56912,
 Installing boot blocks on ra0....
 Status: Command failed
 Command: /usr/sbin/installboot /dev/rra0c /usr/mdec/raboot
 Hit enter to continue

Chose as installation source FTP and point the NetBSD Installer to the archive FTP Folder
/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-archive/NetBSD-2.0

Keep the rest untouched and enjoy the installation with an download speed of 16 till 80 kByte/s

77% |****************************         |  1636 KB   17.22 KB/s    00:26 ETA

Be warned the possible 10 MBit/s is nothing you will ever see here, so the download need near so long as the installation.