install/47814: Boot error - rnd: source "amdpm0" failed continuous-output test

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>Number:         47814
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       Boot error - rnd: source "amdpm0" failed continuous-output test
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue May 14 05:15:00 +0000 2013
>Originator:     Richard Narron
>Release:        6.0.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
i386, a 10 year old AMD box.
>Description:
I cannot install NetBSD 6.0.1 as I get a repeating error message that never 
stops and which fills the screen.

Here is a console log of the installation:

Welcome to the NetBSD 6.0.1 installation CD
===============================================================================

ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) should work on all modern
and legacy hardware.  However if you do encounter a problem while booting,
try disabling it and report a bug at http://www.NetBSD.org/.
>
>
> boot
\^H|^H/^H-^H\^H|^H/^H-^H\^H|^HLoading 
/stand/i386/6.0/modules/cd9660/cd9660.kmod 
/^H-^H\^H|^H/^H-^H\^H|^H/^H-^H\^H|^H/^H-
^H\^H|^H/^H
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
    2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
    The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.

NetBSD 6.0.1 (GENERIC)
total memory = 511 MB
avail memory = 489 MB
mainbus0 (root)
cpu0 at mainbus0 apid 0: AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2000+, id 0x681
ioapic0 at mainbus0 apid 2
acpi0 at mainbus0: Intel ACPICA 20110623
acpibut0 at acpi0 (PWRB, PNP0C0C): ACPI Power Button
MEM0 (PNP0C01) at acpi0 not configured
SBIO (PNP0C02) at acpi0 not configured
FLSH (PNP0C02) at acpi0 not configured
SYS1 (PNP0C02) at acpi0 not configured
attimer1 at acpi0 (TMR, PNP0100): io 0x40-0x43 irq 0
pcppi1 at acpi0 (SPKR, PNP0800): io 0x61
midi0 at pcppi1: PC speaker
sysbeep0 at pcppi1
npx1 at acpi0 (COPR, PNP0C04): io 0xf0-0xff irq 13
FDC0 (PNP0700) at acpi0 not configured
ECP (PNP0401) at acpi0 not configured
UAR1 (PNP0501) at acpi0 not configured
UAR2 (PNP0501) at acpi0 not configured
pckbc1 at acpi0 (PS2K, PNP0303) (kbd port): io 0x60,0x64 irq 1
pckbc2 at acpi0 (PS2M, PNP0F13) (aux port): irq 12
SYS2 (PNP0C02) at acpi0 not configured
joy0 at acpi0 (GAME, PNPB02F): io 0x200-0x207
joy0: joystick not connected
apm0 at acpi0: Power Management spec V1.2
DC0 (PNP0700) at acpi0 not configured
ECP (PNP0401) at acpi0 not configured
UAR1 (PNP0501) at acpi0 not configured
UAR2 (PNP0501) at acpi0 not configured
pckbc1 at acpi0 (PS2K, PNP0303) (kbd port): io 0x60,0x64 irq 1
pckbc2 at acpi0 (PS2M, PNP0F13) (aux port): irq 12
SYS2 (PNP0C02) at acpi0 not configured
joy0 at acpi0 (GAME, PNPB02F): io 0x200-0x207
joy0: joystick not connected
apm0 at acpi0: Power Management spec V1.2
attimer1: attached to pcppi1
pckbd0 at pckbc1 (kbd slot)
pckbc1: using irq 1 for kbd slot
wskbd0 at pckbd0 mux 1
pms0 at pckbc1 (aux slot)
pckbc1: using irq 12 for aux slot
wsmouse0 at pms0 mux 0
pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1
pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0: vendor 0x10de product 0x01a4 (rev. 0xb2)
agp at pchb0 not configured
vendor 0x10de product 0x01ac (RAM memory, revision 0xb2) at pci0 dev 0 function 
1 not configured
vendor 0x10de product 0x01ad (RAM memory, revision 0xb2) at pci0 dev 0 function 
2 not configured
vendor 0x10de product 0x01aa (RAM memory, revision 0xb2) at pci0 dev 0 function 
3 not configured
pcib0 at pci0 dev 1 function 0: vendor 0x10de product 0x01b2 (rev. 0xc3)
amdpm0 at pci0 dev 1 function 1: vendor 0x10de product 0x01b4 (rev. 0xc1)
amdpm0: power management at 0x5500
iic0 at amdpm0: I2C bus
amdpm0: random number generator enabled (apprx. 0ms)
ohci0 at pci0 dev 2 function 0: vendor 0x10de product 0x01c2 (rev. 0xc3)
ohci0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 20
ohci0: OHCI version 1.0
usb0 at ohci0: USB revision 1.0
ohci1 at pci0 dev 3 function 0: vendor 0x10de product 0x01c2 (rev. 0xc3)
ohci1: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 20
ohci1: OHCI version 1.0
usb1 at ohci1: USB revision 1.0
nfe0 at pci0 dev 4 function 0: vendor 0x10de product 0x01c3 (rev. 0xc2)
nfe0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 21
nfe0: Ethernet address 00:0c:6e:8e:db:f0
rlphy0 at nfe0 phy 1: RTL8201L 10/100 media interface, rev. 1
rlphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
vendor 0x10de product 0x01b0 (audio multimedia, revision 0xc2) at pci0 dev 5 
function 0 not configured
auich0 at pci0 dev 6 function 0: nForce MCP AC-97 Audio
auich0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 22
auich0: ac97: Avance Logic ALC650 codec; 20 bit DAC, 18 bit ADC, Realtek 3D
auich0: ac97: ext id 0x5c7<AC97_22,LDAC,SDAC,CDAC,SPDIF,DRA,VRA>
ppb0 at pci0 dev 8 function 0: vendor 0x10de product 0x01b8 (rev. 0xc2)
pci1 at ppb0 bus 1
viaide0 at pci0 dev 9 function 0: NVIDIA nForce IDE Controller (rev. 0xc3)
viaide0: primary channel interrupting at ioapic0 pin 14
atabus0 at viaide0 channel 0
viaide0: secondary channel interrupting at ioapic0 pin 15
atabus1 at viaide0 channel 1
ppb1 at pci0 dev 30 function 0: vendor 0x10de product 0x01b7 (rev. 0xb2)
pci2 at ppb1 bus 2
vga1 at pci2 dev 0 function 0: vendor 0x10de product 0x0172 (rev. 0xa3)
wsdisplay0 at vga1 kbdmux 1
drm at vga1 not configured
isa0 at pcib0
lpt0 at isa0 port 0x378-0x37b irq 7
com0 at isa0 port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4: ns16550a, working fifo
com0: console
com1 at isa0 port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3: ns16550a, working fifo
fdc0 at isa0 port 0x3f0-0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2
acpicpu0 at cpu0: ACPI CPU
audio0 at auich0: full duplex, playback, capture, mmap, independent
fd0 at fdc0 drive 0: 1.44MB, 80 cyl, 2 head, 18 sec
fd1 at fdc0 drive 1: 1.2MB, 80 cyl, 2 head, 15 sec
uhub0 at usb0: vendor 0x10de OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub1 at usb1: vendor 0x10de OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
rnd: source "amdpm0" failed continuous-output test.
rnd: detaching source "amdpm0".rnd: source "amdpm0" failed continuous-output 
test.
rnd: detaching source "amdpm0".rnd: source "amdpm0" failed continuous-output 
test.
rnd: detaching source "amdpm0".rnd: source "amdpm0" failed continuous-output 
test.
rnd: detaching source "amdpm0".rnd: source "amdpm0" failed continuous-output 
test.
rnd: detaching source "amdpm0".wd0 at atabus0 drive 0
wd0: <ST340016A>
wd0: 38166 MB, 77545 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 78165360 sectors
atapibus0 at atabus1: 2 targets
cd0 at atapibus0 drive 0: <DVD-RW IDE1004, , VER 003> cdrom removable
boot device: cd0
rnd: source "amdpm0" failed continuous-output test.
rnd: detaching source "amdpm0".root on cd0a dumps on cd0b
root file system type: cd9660
warning: no /dev/console
rnd: source "amdpm0" failed continuous-output test.
rnd: detaching source "amdpm0".rnd: source "amdpm0" failed continuous-output 
test.
rnd: detaching source "amdpm0".rnd: source "amdpm0" failed continuous-output 
test.
rnd: detaching source "amdpm0".rnd: source "amdpm0" failed continuous-output 
test.
rnd: detaching source "amdpm0".rnd: source "amdpm0" failed continuous-output 
test.
rnd: detaching source "amdpm0".rnd: source "amdpm0" failed continuous-output 
test.
rnd: detaching source "amdpm0".rnd: source "amdpm0" failed continuous-output 
test.


>How-To-Repeat:
Just boot the install cdrom.
>Fix:
I tried no ACPI and no SMP but still got the same problem.