NetBSD Problem Report #7813

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Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 08:48:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: deberg@MIT.EDU
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Subject: sysinst (sparc) installs strangely-named kernels
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>Number:         7813
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       sysinst (sparc) installs netbsd.GENERIC{,_SCSI3}, not netbsd
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          closed
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Jun 19 05:50:01 +0000 1999
>Closed-Date:    Sun Jul 04 17:09:52 +0000 1999
>Last-Modified:  Sun Jul 04 17:10:22 +0000 1999
>Originator:     matt debergalis
>Release:        1.4
>Organization:
matt debergalis <deberg@mit.edu> KB1CTH
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>Environment:
System: NetBSD storrow-drive.mit.edu 1.4C NetBSD 1.4C (STORROW) #1: Mon Jun 7 16:49:15 EDT 1999 deberg@storrow-drive.mit.edu:/src/netbsd/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/STORROW i386

>Description:
	sysinst, off the NetBSD 1.4 sparc install floppy, installed
	/netbsd.GENERIC and /netbsd.GENERIC_SCSI3.  at the end of the
	install it printed out the cryptic "the completed root
	filesystem failed a basic sanity check." error message, with no
	further explanation.  turns out the problem was that neither of
	those kernels is installed as /netbsd.
>How-To-Repeat:
	obvious.
>Fix:
	dunno if it's appropriate to make netbsd.GENERIC the default,
	either one should install as /netbsd or sysinst should ask the
	user.

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: abs 
State-Changed-When: Sun Jul 4 10:09:52 PDT 1999 
State-Changed-Why:  
This is a duplicate of PR7743 (on which I am about to start work :) 
>Unformatted:

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