I'm trying to get other floppies asap.

Please note that I also manually tried to boot 'fd0a' instead of 'fd0b'

-----Original Message-----
From: port-amd64-owner@NetBSD.org [mailto:port-amd64-owner@NetBSD.org] On
Behalf Of Wouter Schoot
Sent: woensdag 22 december 2004 22:38
To: Yori Kamphuis
Cc: port-amd64@NetBSD.org; netbsd-help@NetBSD.org
Subject: Re: problems with NetBSD2.0 AMD64 install

Manuel Bouyer wrote:
>>after waiting for the 2.0 release, I decided that is was time for me to
>>install NetBSD 2.0 AMD64 on my laptop (an Acer Aspire 1501Lmi, with a AMD
64
>>bits 3000+ processor). I downloaded the ISO, made boot discs, and started
to
>>install... not!
>>This is all I got to see:
>>
>>'NETBSD/i386 ustarfs Primary Bootstrap
>>NETBSD/AMD64 BIOS BOOT, Revision 3.1
>>(ascent@ascent.student.utwente.nl, Sat Dec 11 16:48:26 CET 2004)
>>Memory: 638/522176 k
>>Press return to boot now, any other key for bootmenu
>>booting fd0b:netbsd
>>
>>3582240+2958024+373112=0x798780
>>
>>_'
>>
>>The '_' blinks a few times, the 'cell' becomes filled, and then the system
>>freezes.
> 
> 
> Maybe your floppies have bad blocks. Have you tried them on another box,
or
> tried another set of floppies ?

Please also note that he is using my selfmade ISO (TNF's amd64 iso isn't 
bootable), and mine is (my current system was installed from it).

However, trying bootflops sounds like a good plan.

mvg,

Wouter

-- 
Er was eens een boer. Hij had 3 koeien, 2 witte en 1 witte.
Maar dat gaf niet, want de koe gaf ook niet.  De boer vond een
horloge, de koe vond van niet.  Ra-ra kameel politiepet.