I have successfully made a bootable usb key for v2.3 g4u. Here is the process I used.
1. download and burn i386cd-3.1.iso from ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/3.1/ 2. download "The g4u 2.3 ISO CD image" from http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/ 3. Extract netbsd from the g4u iso image. Rename it netbsd.gz, and create a new iso image containing this file. burn this new iso image to a CD. (I don't really know why I couldn't get the netbsd file from a CD made directly from the g4u 2.3 CD image, but I couldn't copy it from the g4u 2.3 CD after booting from the netbsd install CD from step 1. I made the new iso image with mkisofs using the -J and -R options under solaris 10.) 2. boot from the i386cd-3.1.iso CD. When the installer brings up the blue welcome screen kill the installer with control C. 3. Follow steps 1-6 from http://wiki.netbsd.se/index.php/How_to_install_NetBSD_from_an_USB_Memory_Stick 4. Eject the i386-3.1.iso netbsd install CD. 5. Insert the CD from step 3 containing the g4u netbsd.gz. Mount it "mount /dev/cd0d /mnt2" 6. Copy the g4u netbsd.gz file from the CD to the USB stick: "cp /mnt2/netbsd.gz /mnt". 7. Unmount memory stick: "umount /mnt" 8. Unmount CD: "umount /mnt2" 9. Halt: "halt", and wait for "The operating system has halted" Here is the part of the "How to install NetBSD from an USB Memory Stick" wiki entry that I used: > 1. Install the Master Boot Record (MBR): > > # fdisk -i /dev/rsd0d > > 2. Create an fdisk partition for NetBSD: > > # fdisk -u /dev/rsd0d > Disk: /dev/rsd0d > NetBSD disklabel disk geometry: > cylinders: 974, heads: 128, sectors/track: 8 (1024 sectors/cylinder) > total sectors: 997375 > BIOS disk geometry: > cylinders: 974, heads: 128, sectors/track: 8 (1024 sectors/cylinder) > total sectors: 997375 > Do you want to change our idea of what BIOS thinks? [n] n > Partition table: > 0: Primary DOS with 32 bit FAT (sysid 11) > start 8, size 997367 (487 MB, Cyls 0-973/127/8) > 1: <UNUSED> > 2: <UNUSED> > 3: <UNUSED> > Bootselector disabled. > Which partition do you want to change?: [none] 0 > The data for partition 0 is: > Primary DOS with 32 bit FAT (sysid 11) > start 8, size 997367 (487 MB, Cyls 0-973/127/8) > sysid: [0..255 default: 11] 169 > start: [0..974cyl default: 8, 0cyl, 0MB] (RETURN) > size: [0..974cyl default: 997367, 974cyl, 487MB] > bootmenu: [] (RETURN) > Partition table: > 0: NetBSD (sysid 169) > start 8, size 997367 (487 MB, Cyls 0-973/127/8) > 1: <UNUSED> > 2 :<UNUSED> > 3: <UNUSED> > Bootselector disabled. > Which partition do you want to change?: [none] (RETURN) > We haven't written the MBR back to disk yet. This is your last chance. > Partition table: > 0: NetBSD (sysid 169) > start 8, size 997367 (487 MB, Cyls 0-973/127/8) > 1: <UNUSED> > 2: <UNUSED> > 3: <UNUSED> > Bootselector disabled. > Should we write new partition table? [n] y > > > 3. Set the NetBSD partition active (it's partition Number 0): > > # fdisk -a /dev/rsd0d > Disk: /dev/rsd0d > NetBSD disklabel disk geometry: > cylinders: 974, heads: 128, sectors/track: 8 (1024 sectors/cylinder) > total sectors: 997375 > BIOS disk geometry: > cylinders: 974, heads: 128, sectors/track: 8 (1024 sectors/cylinder) > total sectors: 997375 > Partition table: > 0: NetBSD (sysid 169) > start 8, size 997367 (487 MB, Cyls 0-973/127/8) > 1: <UNUSED> > 2: <UNUSED> > 3: <UNUSED> > Bootselector disabled. > Do you want to change the active partition? [n] y > Choosing 4 will make no partition active. > active partition: [0..4 default: 4] 0 > Are you happy with this choice? [n] y > > > 4. Create the NetBSD disklabel and add the partitions "a" and "d": > > # disklabel -i -I sd0 > partition> a > Filesystem type [?] [MSDOS]: 4.2BSD > Start offset ('x' to start after partition 'x') [0.0078125c, 8s, > 0.00390625M]: (RETURN) > Partition size ('$' for all remaining) [973.991c, 997367s, 486.996M]: $ > partition> d > Filesystem type [?] [unused]: (RETURN) > Start offset ('x' to start after partition 'x') [0c, 0s, 0M]: (RETURN) > Partition size ('$' for all remaining) [973.999c, 997375s, 487M]: > (RETURN) > partition> W > Label disk [n]? y > Label written > We haven't written the MBR back to disk yet. This is your last chance. > Should we write new partition table? [n] y > > > 5. Create a new NetBSD filesystem on partition sd0a: > > # newfs /dev/rsd0a > > > 6. Make the partition sd0a bootable: > > # mount /dev/sd0a /mnt > # cp /usr/mdec/boot /mnt > # installboot -v -o timeout=5 /dev/rsd0a /usr/mdec/bootxx_ffsv1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ g4u-help mailing list g4u-help@feyrer.de https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/g4u-help
