NetBSD Problem Report #8794

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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 21:14:15 -0800 (PST)
From: obrien@nuxi.com
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To: gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org
Subject: Wrong tape device in 1.4.1's VAX installation instructions
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>Number:         8794
>Category:       port-vax
>Synopsis:       Wrong tape device in 1.4.1's VAX installation instructions
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    port-vax-maintainer
>State:          closed
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Nov 13 23:30:00 +0000 1999
>Closed-Date:    Fri Nov 19 20:28:57 +0000 1999
>Last-Modified:  Fri Nov 19 20:31:45 +0000 1999
>Originator:     Bourne-again Superuser
>Release:        1.4.1 from FTP site
>Organization:

>Environment:

System: NetBSD trinh 1.4M NetBSD 1.4M (TRINH) #0: Mon Nov 8 15:47:32 PST 1999 toor@trinh:/usr/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/TRINH sparc


>Description:
	From INSTALL.txt:

	Fetch the bootable bootfs image from
           .../NetBSD-1.4.1/vax/installation/bootfs/boot.fs.gz
     	Gunzip boot.fs.gz and write it on the beginning of the tape.
	 Under NetBSD this is done via:
           gunzip boot.fs.gz
           mt -f /dev/nrmt0 rewind
           dd if=boot.fs of=/dev/nrmt0
           mt -f /dev/nrmt0 rewoffl

	NetBSD's tape device is /dev/nrst0, NOT /dev/nrmt0.

>How-To-Repeat:

	# ./MAKEDEV rmt0
	rmt0: unknown device
	# ./MAKEDEV st0
	# 

>Fix:
	vi INSTALL.txt
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: ragge 
State-Changed-When: Fri Nov 19 12:28:57 PST 1999 
State-Changed-Why:  
Added some text to better describe the tape device naming. 
>Unformatted:

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