Subject: Re: IBM 6015 (40p) won't boot installer.
To: Patrick Finnegan <vax@purdue.edu>
From: Andy Ruhl <acruhl@gmail.com>
List: port-prep
Date: 11/02/2005 18:42:13
On 11/2/05, Patrick Finnegan <vax@purdue.edu> wrote:
> I've tried the installer for both 1.6.2, 2.0.2, and 2.1. All three
> freeze at the same place (booting sysinst_com0.fs):
>
> > NetBSD/prep BOOT, Revision 1.5
> >> (jmc@faith.netbsd.org, Tue Mar 22 21:54:55 UTC 2005)
>
> Boot: Loading in()
> 3537936+185964=3D0x38d4e0
> start=3D0x100000
>
> That's the output for the 2.0.2 installer. 1.6.2 and 2.1 have the same
> message with different numbers. :)
>
> Any ideas?
Do you know if those boxes are able to boot NetBSD from other people postin=
g?
How are you booting the kernel by the way? I had trouble initially
until I netbooted. But I have a different box.
Andy