Subject: Re: Unable to boot 1.3.2 boot floppy
To: None <root@garbled.net>
From: Brad Colbert <bcolbert@acm.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/12/1998 13:37:38
Tim Rightnour wrote:
> 
> On 12-Oct-98 Brad Colbert spoke unto us all:
> #  Tim Rightnour wrote:
> # >
> # > On 12-Oct-98 Brad Colbert spoke unto us all:
> # > #  Hey folks,
> # > #
> # > #     I'm trying to install 1.3.2 (i386) onto my 1.3 machine but the 1.3.2
> # > #     boot
> # > #     disk locks up.  The last line it prints out is:
> # > #
> # > #        biomask c040 netmask c440 ttymask c442
> # >
> # > Try disabling all your com ports in bios and let me know if it works..
> # > just a
> # > thought..
> # >
> #
> #     I gave that a try with no luck.  Is there some other info I could get
> #  from
> #     the kernel that would help in tracking this down?
> 
> Hrmm.. not sure..  I've seen that before.. but only when it was trying to run
> ttyflags on the ports..    (like it picks up a modem it doesnt fully support,
> ttyflags hits it and *hang*)
> 
> I've not seen any other explainable instance of that..
> 

   I wonder if that's it.  I have a Zoom 56kFlex internal modem that doesn't
   appear to be supported by NetBSD.  Does that mean I have to wait till
   it's supported?

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