On Thu, 15 Jan 2009, kretschm%cs.uni-bonn.de@localhost wrote:
The install kernel found on ftp.netbsd.org doesn't boot. Instead I get a kernel panic. I booted the netbsd-INSTALL_FLOPPY.gz kernel using the NetBSD-4 boot blocks and grub. In both cases I get a problem with pcic?. Disabling all pcic devices made it boot fine.
The INSTALL_FLOPPY kernel is missing many features required on the T61, such as acpi and ioapic. It is no surprise that it fails; the recommended approach for 5.0/i386 is to use the GENERIC kernel with the miniroot module to install the system.
Cheers, Jared