At 02:20 PM 10/27/2002 -0600, Gregory Harris wrote:
>Hi I am trying to run NetBSD on my Via C3 processor.  I can't get the 
>GENERIC kernel to boot, but after some custom modification I am able to 
>get a kernel to boot.  However, it is not very stable.  It appears to have 
>some problems with page faults.
>
>Has anybody tried running NetBSD with this processor, and, if so, is there 
>a specific kernel configuration options that you have used to get it to 
>work properly?

My main server has been running on a 933Mhz VIA C3 (installed in one of 
those tiny aluminum Shuttle SV24 boxes) for the last 5 months with 0 
problems (well, it's *very* slow at MP3 encoding, but otherwise...). As far 
as I know, there's nothing special required in kernel config to support the 
C3. I'd wager that the problem is with some other part of your hardware 
(most likely a reliability problem, not a compatibility problem). Maybe you 
could borrow a PIII from somewhere to swap with the C3 and verify?