Russell McManus <russell_mcmanus@yahoo.com> writes:

> Russell McManus <russell_mcmanus@yahoo.com> writes:
>
>>> Also, it looks like you're trying to load the kernel through tftp
>>> (tftp:filename).  Have you tried using nfs instead?  What are
>>> debugging tftpd to see if it's reporting any errors?
>>
>> I have not tried using nfs, yet.  I will give that a try tonight
>> hopefully.
>
> I've successfully loaded the kernal via nfs, which worked AFAICT.  I
> also tried a 3.1 INSTALL_LAPTOP.  In each case, there is a hang in the
> same place, after the spinning bars.
>
> Could it be that the kernel is not really hanging, but instead simply
> not displaying messages on the pc console?  I saw some information in
> pxeboot(8) about this, just wondering.

It works!  For no reason in particular, I let the kernel sit for a
while, and after 20 minutes (!) stopped after the spinning bars, the
kernel continued the boot sequence normally.

I have no idea what was happening during the 20 minutes, but in any
case, I have succesfully installed -current on this beast.  Thanks for
all the help!

-russ