Re: install/46287: Sysinst halts at root: when booting ISO from PATA DVD drive

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/46287; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/46287: Sysinst halts at root: when booting ISO from PATA 
DVD drive
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 10:27:51 +0200

 On Mon, Apr 02, 2012 at 08:25:01AM +0000, Martin Husemann wrote:
 >  This controller does not show up (unless I overlooked it) - if it is
 >  easy, would you be able to also provide the NetBSD 5.1 dmesg? You said
 >  it worked with that, so it should be listed there.
 
 Oh, I overlooked a possibility: it could be that the DVD drive did not show
 up on NetBSD 5.1 either - but it was not needed there, due to the memdisk
 based installer root filesystem.
 
 Do you remember if you ever used the cd/dvd device there? Anyway, a dmesg
 would be helpfull.
 
 
 Martin