> I started up with loadbsd -b netbsd and it printed some messages,
> found my HD and then it didn't do anything more. I've tried pressing every
> button on my mouse, joystick and keyboard :-)
>
> The messages were (somewhat shortened :-):
> NetBSD 1.0 BETA (INSTALL) Sep 2
> ...
> 512 Pages real
> 358 pages avail
> ...
> fd0 ... not configured
> ...
> sd0 323 Mb 1780 Cyl 7 heads 53 sec 512 bytes/sec

So, if the machine hung at this point (SCSI-ID stayed on, yes?), then you seem
to have a problem with syncronous transfer on your harddisk. Get binpatch, and
set the (32-bit)int at _sbic_inhibit_sync to 0.


> My setup is:
> Amiga 500 with 1Mb chip, GVP Impact series 2 (the zorro II board) with one
> hd and 4Mb memory, a VXL *30 board with 68030 and 68882 @ 40MHz and
                       ^^^^^^^
Doesn't this board have a '030 without MMU???


Hubert

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