Jim Miller wrote:
> 
> Here's the response that I received from Steve Woodford, the mvme68k
> port maintainer when I asked the same question you did (about the
> system hanging during SCSI boot).
> 
> ------- Start of forwarded message -------
> Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 08:45:10 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Steve Woodford <scw@netbsd.org>
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> Subject: Re: VME booting question
> 
> Hi Jim,
> 
> > I got your email address from the MVME "INSTALL(8)" manual page.  I do
> > not know if you can help or not, or if you can refer me to someone who
> > can.
> 
> You got the right person; I'm the port-maintainer for NetBSD/mvme68k.
> 
> The MVME install notes are missing a fairly important bit of information,
> namely a jumper setting on the board which controls where the 167Bug PROM
> puts its runtime variables.
> 
> >From memory, it's the top-most jumper of the set of eight near the top of
> the board by the front panel. By default the jumper is installed, which
> tells the PROM to use a chunk of memory at the low addresses of onboard
> RAM, which coincidentally is where NetBSD gets loaded. I'm sure you can
> guess the rest... ;-)
> 
> Removing that jumper should cure your problem as it will tell the PROM to
> use a different section of memory.
> 
> If that doesn't fix things for you, let me know.
> 
> Cheers, Steve
> ------- End of forwarded message -------

i can't e-mail directly to you (mail rejected)
so i thank you here for the solution.

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