> Now, I get to...
>
> scsibus0: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
>
> ...as the last message after autoconfig'ing is done, but it just sits there
> forever (despite the supposed 2 second wait).  I currently don't have any
> hard drive connected, but I'll try that next.

I recommend to rip SCSI stuff off before you get single user shell # prompt.
I've experiencing mystrious lockups when proc0 poses for scsi devices, and
postponed SCSI until other parts get debugged.

Tohru Nishimura