[367] in NetBSD-Development
List of topics
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ghudson@MIT.EDU)
Fri Jan 6 19:37:40 1995
From: ghudson@MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 19:36:56 -0500
To: netbsd-dev@MIT.EDU
Here is a list of topics for the class, along with some tentative
ideas of who will talk about what. If you feel motivated to talk
about a topic here, please say so here.
This list is in /afs/sipb/project/iap/netbsd/notes.
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Recommended Ethernet cards (AT1700, AT2000) don't work with NetBSD
Possibility of SIPB writing a driver?
Partitioning the disk
Always back up your system, verify backups
FIPS - shrink DOS partition
NetBSD puts several BSD partitions in a single MBR partition
DOS 6 has own partition table
DOS fdisk won't let you set system ID
Can use pfdisk to set system ID, do other things
Practically: use FIPS to shrink DOS partition if necessary,
DOS fdisk to create new DOS partition, pfdisk to
change it into a NetBSD partition
Boot selection
LILO (requires Linux, although you can use a floppy)
Use normal MBR, mark NetBSD partition active
Booteasy
OSBS
Logistics:
Probably use glacier for live install
Slides: need overhead or use machine (allows color)
Syllabus:
Monday:
Introduction
Support (netbsd-help, current-users)
Hardware requirements
Repartitioning
Boot selection (jtkohl)
System installation
Athena installation
X configuration (pointer)
Questions/pitfalls
Tuesday:
Live installation, pitfalls
Reporting bugs
X configuration (in depth)
Network (PPP, SLIP, Bluebox, known problems) (jtkohl)
Wednesday:
Details of Athena installation (and named) (ghudson)
Kernel configuration
PCVT vs. PCcons
Printer setup (jtkohl)
Thursday:
New stuff in BSD 4.4
Current (jhawk)
What it is
SUP
Our local source tree
