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Update this ancient prep document to refect the new bootloader... it still

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needs heaps of work and needs proofreading but its something to start with.
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$NetBSD: prep.RISCOS,v 1.1 2001/10/14 14:08:03 bjh21 Exp $ $NetBSD: prep.RISCOS,v 1.2 2002/02/15 23:22:45 reinoud Exp $
These instructions are specific to NetBSD/acorn32 on Acorn RISCOS platforms These instructions are specific to NetBSD/acorn32 on Acorn RISCOS platforms
(RiscPC/A7000/A7000+). (RiscPC/A7000/A7000+/NC's).
0 Before you start 0 Before you start
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A program that will unpack sparchives. We recommend that you A program that will unpack sparchives. We recommend that you
get David Pilling's !SparkPlug. A selfextracting version of this get David Pilling's !SparkPlug. A selfextracting version of this
can be found on the Acorn ftp site (ftp://ftp.acorn.co.uk), and can be found at David Pilling's W3 site
also at David Pilling's W3 site (http://www.pilling.demon.co.uk/free.html).
(http://www.pilling.demon.co.uk/soft.html).
A program that can uncompress gzip files: A program that can uncompress gzip files for the current bootloader
can't read gzip'ed kernels (yet!).
The included command line gzip program gzip_ff8 (!)
wich is a mirror a version that Laurent Domisse has
patched to work on SA. This is also available from:
http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~arcangel/files/index.html
Just set the type of the file to `ff8'.
SparkFS from David Pilling (commercial) (v1.28 for SparkFS from David Pilling (commercial) (v1.28 for
SA-110). SA-110).
!Gzip from HENSA (micros.hensa.ac.uk). !Gzip from HENSA (micros.hensa.ac.uk); is it still alive
though?
There is also a command line version of gzip available
that Laurent Domisse has patched to work on SA. This is
available from:
http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~arcangel/files/index.html
A program to report your disk's geometry: A program to report your disk's geometry:
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An installation kernel for your platform: An installation kernel for your platform:
RiscPC: UNKNOWN RiscPC/A7000(+)/NC's : INSTALL kernel
A7000(+): UNKNOWN
The Bootloader and RiscOS tools: bootloader.arc (This should The Bootloader and RiscOS tools: BtNetBSD.tar.gz or BtNetBSD.zip
be pre-extracted if you're installing from CD-ROM). as found in the installation/misc directory. (This should be
pre-extracted if you're installing from CD-ROM).
The NetBSD/arm32 distribution sets (Will be on the CD-ROM, or The NetBSD/acorn32 distribution sets (Will be on the CD-ROM, or
available from your nearest NetBSD ftp site). available from your nearest NetBSD ftp site).
A hardcopy of this document, along with a hardcopy of the A hardcopy of this document, along with a hardcopy of the
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2.2 Using a whole device for NetBSD 2.2 Using a whole device for NetBSD
As a safety precaution NetBSD/arm32 looks for a filecore bootblock As a safety precaution NetBSD/acorn32 looks for a filecore bootblock
at the beginning of any device it labels. If it finds one and it at the beginning of any device it labels. If it finds one and it
looks as though it is in use then NetBSD/arm32 will not touch it. looks as though it is in use then NetBSD/acorn32 will not touch it.
Because of this, if you've ever used your device for RiscOS, you will Because of this, if you've ever used your device for RiscOS, you will
need to invalidate this bootblock. need to invalidate this bootblock.