> 1. System boots fine via netboot and I can mount the hard disk.
> 2. System boots via hard disk, identifies all the devices, but hangs
>    immediately after "root on sd0a".
> 3. I get the exact same response when booting 1.2 and 1.2.1 GENERIC
>    kernels.

This sounds a lot like the "empty /dev" syndrome.  Check that /dev on
the disk is populated.

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