At 17:58 -0700 19/9/00, Henry B. Hotz wrote:
>At 11:00 AM +1100 9/20/00, Jesse Reynolds wrote:
>>
>>I've now tried this, net_interfaces="NO", and yet it still 
>>panics... this time it says:
>>
>>...
>>Starting network.
>>/etc/rc: WARNING: $hostname not set.
>
>Is hostname defined in /etc/rc.conf.  Alternatively is there a value 
>in /etc/myname?  I wouldn't expect it to cause the problem, but it's 
>an easy error to fix, and if it is the cause I think people would 
>like to know.

Earlier I did have hostname set in rc.conf, but now I don't. It was 
panicing before when I had it in. But I will test it again as other 
conditions have changed. (very hard to find some solid ground with 
this problem)

>>add net 127.0.0.0: gateway 127.0.0.1
>>Kernel Illegal Instruction trap.
>
>This is the loopback interface.  It should have nothing to do with 
>the ethernet card you are using.

Yep. I suppose ifconfig is used to set up the loopback interface also?

>>trap type 2, code = 0x0, v=0x0
>>kernel program counter = 0xc86de
>>kernel: Illegal instruction trap
>>pid = 46, pc = 000C86DE, ps = 2100, sfc = 1, dfc = 1
>>Registers:
>>
>><blah blah>
>>
>>panic: Illegal instruction
>>Stopped in ifconfig at _cpu_Debugger+0x6:    unlk    a6
>>
>>
>>...
>>
>>Any advice greatly appreciated as to how I might go about getting 
>>this thing to actually boot up!!!
>>
>>Perhaps I should pull out the AsanteFast 10/100 nubus ethernet card?
>
>Well it is an unusual card, but the error doesn't look like it. 
>Does a stack trace after the panic show any routines that have 
>anything to do with the card?

I included the whole stack trace in my earlier email... I don't know 
if any of the routines are to do with this card, as I'm not familiar 
with the driver code.

it all booted up fine with 1.4.2 that's the odd thing.

>>(I tried it at 1bit graphics this time, just to be on the safe side.)
>
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