>> Setup: NetBSD 1.3, custom kernel (config file follows), extensions
>>       disabled, GENERIC kernel boots fine, avail mem almost 30Meg,
>>       installed mem is 32MEg.

>> The boot process doesn't get to the copyright banner.  Did I miss an option
>> that I should have left uncommented.


Robert Nestor <rnestor@metronet.com> wrote:

> Generally if it doesn't get to the copyright banner on the Mac it's
> because memory mapping or video mapping is hosed.  Are you booting with
> 32-bit addressing enabled and VM disabled?  Did it get as far as blanking
> the screen?

Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu> wrote:

> Few. It LOOKs ok. I'm sorry, but I forgot what kind of machine you have.

> Maybe try turning options off more finely. (Turn a few off and see what
> happens).

> Also, there are some weird kernel-size bugs which no one's ever figured
> out.

Yes I have the 32-bit addressing enabled and the VM disabled.  The screen
blanks and kicks out the handful of lines regarding addressing and memory
size, and then stops hard right where the NetBSD copyright would normally
show.

The system is a IIci.  I can consistently go back to the distributed
GENERIC kernel, which doesn't give me any problems.

I think I'll try to compile a GENERIC kernel, and if that works, I'll start
trimming out the options one-by-one.  (*sigh*, with 2.5 hrs between reboots,
I wonder if the wife will let me use the Quad700 for compiles...)

Thanks for the help.. maybe this will bring more ideas.

-- Rob
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