Subject: port-acorn32/18883: Installation impossible on 10Mb A7000 - display freezes on kernel startup
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <rich@richsage.co.uk>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 11/01/2002 09:07:39
>Number:         18883
>Category:       port-acorn32
>Synopsis:       Installation impossible on 10Mb A7000 - display freezes on kernel startup
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    port-acorn32-maintainer
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Nov 01 09:08:00 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Rich Sage
>Release:        1.6
>Organization:
>Environment:
Unable to obtain
>Description:
After following installation instructions up to the point of first running !BtNetBSD, upon double-clicking on the InstKern file, the installer starts and executes up to the point where the kernel is started.  The "5..4..3..2..1..start!" is displayed but after that, the screen displays 2 screenfulls of colourful graphical jibberish, freezing the machine.

Wimpslot is 8Mb, display mode is 640x480 256 colours AKF60 monitor. 1Mb VRAM
>How-To-Repeat:
Occurs everytime an installation is attempted.
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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