Date: 20 dec 2004

I remember a post (maybe) on this list where someone was succesfull on
installing netbsd 2.0 on epia: the trick was using the old boot code
(maybe netbsd 1.6.x) instead of 2.0.


Regards,
Roberto


> Thanks for the pointer:
>
>> For some reason the new boot code present in 2.0 and -current
>> fails to function properly on my VIA Epia 5000 mini-itx board.
>> While 1.6 works fine, the present code causes the monitor to
>> attempt to resync like crazy, followed by either an eventual
>> reboot, or a hard hang.
>
> This is a pretty accurate description of what I see with my machine.
> Which would also explain why my friend had no troubles -- I've just
> checked with him and he's running 1.6.
>
> I'll track the issue with 2.0 and run 1.6 for now.
>
> Thanks again for the heads up.
>
> Henry.
>
>
> On Dec 20, 2004, at 10:21, roberto wrote:
>
>>
>> Date: 20 dec 2004
>>
>> Plase take a look at PR 26007
>> (http://www.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-single.pl?number=26007)
>>
>> Could it be the same problem?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Roberto
>>
>> e-mail roberto.trovo [at] redix.it
>>
>>> Hi all -
>>>
>>> I'm having trouble getting NetBSD running on my new box. Here are the
>>> specs:
>>>
>>> 	Via EPIA Mini-ITX mobo
>>> 	Via C3 cpu (800MHz)
>>> 	VIA 8601A north bridge
>>> 	VT8231 south bridge
>>> 	Integrated 'Trident' graphics
>>> 	Via VT6103 Rhine-II network adapter
>>>
>>> Given the ease with which a colleague had a similar box up and running
>>> recently, I was hoping the install would be the usual straightforward
>>> affair.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, when I boot the machine with the install CD in the
>>> drive, it causes an immediate reboot. The BIOS checks run, then it
>>> spins up the CD and *bam* -- reboot.
>>>
>>> I checked the disc in another machine -- no problem there, and I
>>> booted
>>> a gentoo livecd to check the hardware -- no problems there either.
>>>
>>> I checked the archives, and found reports of people running netbsd
>>> quite happily on similar hardware -- I can't see anything glaringly
>>> wrong with the specs (although I'm fully prepared to be proven wrong
>>> on
>>> that).
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any suggestions? It's rather depressing to see the
>>> gentoo livecd boot perfectly, and have the netbsd install fail to even
>>> begin.
>>>
>>> Seasons greetings,
>>>
>>> Henry.