FWIW, on my particular 500a I've managed to _install_ NetBSD-current fine (12/4
snapshot); i.e. the INSTALL kernel works great for me, but the GENERIC kernel
installed by the 12/4 snapshot falls down with a 'memory management' kernel-trap
error upon initializing the Qlogic card I've got in it.  (I believe this was fixed
after 12/4 by Matthew Jacob).

I'm currently in the process of compiling a new -current Miata-flavored kernel on
another Alpha.  I'm confident I can get NetBSD happy on the thing.  I'll let you
know the outcome, and send you a kernel once my little bastard is up.

This 500a of mine has a Trio-64 card in it (bottom PCI slot), and a DEC 21141 card.

Does your machine hang at the INSTALL kernel (i.e. before sysinst?)

dhop

Jeff Roberson wrote:

> I tried 1.4.1 and 1.4.2_ALPHA both of which exhibited the same symptoms.
> I tried to break into the kernel debugger, but I assume it isn't enabled
> this early in the game.  And yes, there was no other output after the cia0
> warning.  I can test the debugging kernels later tonight if they are
> available.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
>
> >
> > I.e. there was _NO_ other kernel output after the 'cia0: WARNING: ...'
> > line?
> >
> > that's interesting, because it means that the machine crashed in a
> > place where it shold be relatively easy to figure out what's going on.
> >
> >
> > You didn't say if you were trying to run 1.4.x or -current on that
> > box.  If -current, could you try to run a 1.4.x (e.g. 1.4.1) kernel?
> > If that fails, i can try to compile you a few kernels with debugging
> > printfs...  (I don't have -current on any of my alphas.)
> >
> >
> >
> > cgd
> > --
> > Chris Demetriou - cgd@netbsd.org - http://www.netbsd.org/People/Pages/cgd.html
> > Disclaimer: Not speaking for NetBSD, just expressing my own opinion.
> >