>Number:         30907
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       Install panics, freezes, reboots
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Aug 04 00:15:00 +0000 2005
>Originator:     Michael
>Release:        2.0.2
>Organization:
>Environment:
(system doesn't boot so no "uname -a"; specs listed instead)
Motherboard: "IBM FRU 19K3584", also labeled as "MS6188" (with onboard video)
Proc: P3 Coppermine, 800MHz
RAM: 256MB PC133 (one stick)
HDD: Maxtor N256 - 20GB 7200RPM
CDROM: 52x generic
LAN: Realtek 8139 chipset
PS/2 mouse + keyboard
>Description:
I'm trying to install using the two boot floppies, boot1.fs and boot2.fs.  I get as far as the second floppy, with the dmesg scrolling by, at which point the machine halts for a while on "configuraing ISA Plug 'n Play" (I have no ISA devices) and then (seemingly randomly) takes one of three actions:

1. The system freezes for anywhere from a few seconds to 5 minutes or so (my floppy access light is on if that helps, but I don't hear the floppy actually being accessed), then reboots

2. The system freezes at that point and doesn't reboot

or 3. displays:
kernel: page fault trap, code=0
Stopped at (some asm code)
db>
and waits for input.  I get a similar message ("panic: trap type 6, code=0 pc= (some hex numbers)") trying to install OpenBSD on this machine.

I'm sure it's not a hardware problem as I've tried doing a minimal boot (with just motherboard + proc + ram + floppy) and I've also tried swapping out the hard drive, ram, floppy, and optical drives.  Also, this machine has been running linux for about 6 months with no problems, though during install (of linux) it would freeze and give a kernel message similar to this if I didn't pass the kernel the "no-hlt" parameter to tell it not to test the "halt" instruction on the CPU.
>How-To-Repeat:
Try installing NetBSD on the aforementioned system.
>Fix:
I can't seem to fix this, I've asked around on forums and irc and eventually somebody just told me to post this as a Problem Report.