>After detecting all the devices the kernel proceeds to run /sbin/init.
>The only problem is that it can't find /sbin/init. It responds with
>something like:
>
>boot device: wd0
>root on wd0a dumps on wd0b
>Cannot find init Error 14
>Cannot find inito Error 14
>Cannot find init.bak Error 14
>
>Then it automatically reboots. I rebuilt the kernel again with
>"config netbsd root on wd0a type ffs"
>
>still no dice, same init errors. This doesn't make sense because when i
>boot with the Install Boot Disks i can easily mount /dev/wd0a, and
>/dev/wd0g/ and use the swap space. So what gives?
>
>If anyone knows why this is, or why this happens after building a custom
>kernel i woudl greatly appreciate it.

Dusable OFB_ENABLE_CACHE in your custom kernel. Allen Briggs posted 
the following back in April:

>In any case, can you try the following patch (with OFB_ENABLE_CACHE
>enabled)?
>
>-allen
>
>Index: ofb.c
>===================================================================
>RCS file: /cvsroot/src/sys/arch/macppc/dev/ofb.c,v
>retrieving revision 1.26
>diff -u -r1.26 ofb.c
>--- ofb.c	2002/03/17 19:40:44	1.26
>+++ ofb.c	2003/04/22 01:39:23
>@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@
>
>  	/* Enable write-through cache. */
>  	if (ofb_enable_cache && battable[0xc].batu == 0) {
>-		battable[0xc].batl = BATL(addr & 0xf0000000, BAT_W, BAT_PP_RW);
>+		battable[0xc].batl = BATL(addr & 0xf0000000,
>+					 BAT_G | BAT_W | BAT_M, BAT_PP_RW);
>  		battable[0xc].batu = BATL(0xc0000000, BAT_BL_256M, BAT_Vs);
>  		addr &= 0x0fffffff;
>  		addr |= 0xc0000000;
>
>--
>  Allen Briggs                     briggs@wasabisystems.com
>  Wasabi Systems, Inc.             http://www.wasabisystems.com/

You may want to wait for someone more knowledgeable to confirm that 
the patch is still relevant, though (using a kernel w/o the cache 
enabled in the meantime).

HTH
Mike


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