Re: port-i386/46783: Boot hang on install CD

[Mark Davies <mark%ecs.vuw.ac.nz@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-i386/46783; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Mark Davies <mark%ecs.vuw.ac.nz@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: port-i386/46783: Boot hang on install CD
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 14:28:24 +1200

 On Wed, 08 Aug 2012, you wrote:
 > >Environment:
 > Dell Optiplex 755 and Dell Optiplex 990
 > System: NetBSD 6.0_BETA2 NetBSD 6.0_BETA2 (GENERIC) i386
 > Architecture: i386
 > Machine: i386
 > 
 > >Description:
 > Boot on i386 install CD causes a hang when the CD can not be
 > mounted as root.   It appears to allow one to continue by typing
 > in the cd0d but there is no console input working.   It is totally
 > hung.  This happens on both a Dell Optiplex 755 and Dell Optiplex
 > 990.   The amd64 version boots sucessfully on both machines.   The
 > following is the dmesg from the amd64 since I was not abe to
 > collect the i386 version.
 
 I can confirm the same (i386 install cd hangs, amd64 ok) for Optiplex 
 755, Optiplex 760, Optiplex 780 and Optiplex 990.  i386 install cd 
 works for Optiplex 620 and Optiplex 745.
 
 Interestingly while most 760's fail, while I was testing just now I 
 found 1 760 that worked with i386 install cd.  Looking to see what was 
 different about this machine -- at one point it ran windows xp so its 
 bios sata operation setting had been changed from the default AHCI to 
 ATA.  Setting it back to AHCI gets the hang.  I haven't tried the same 
 test on the other machines.
 
 cheers
 mark