Subject: Re: DS10 install: no console messages
To: None <port-alpha@netbsd.org>
From: Andrew Stribblehill <a.d.stribblehill@durham.ac.uk>
List: port-alpha
Date: 03/13/2005 22:30:27
Quoting Johan A.van Zanten <johan@giantfoo.org> (2005-03-13 21:30:22 GMT):
> 
> Andrew Stribblehill <a.d.stribblehill@durham.ac.uk> wrote:
> > I'm trying to install NetBSD 2.0. I've tried two ways to set up my
> > DS10: diskless and standard. In both of these methods, I get no
> > messages on the console (serial console) after the kernel tells me
> > what the filesystem type of the root filesystem is:
>
>  What version of the SRM firmware is the DS10 running? If it's less than
>  6.2, check out this message:
> 
> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-alpha/2002/08/06/0000.html
> 
>  Ignore the NFS panic issue i reported in the same message -- that was
> later identified as a problem with the network interface driver i was
> using.

My hero! Upgraded to SRM 6.9 and it works a treat.

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