Roberto -

Thanks for the pointer:

> For some reason the new boot code present in 2.0 and -current
> fails to function properly on my VIA Epia 5000 mini-itx board.
> While 1.6 works fine, the present code causes the monitor to
> attempt to resync like crazy, followed by either an eventual
> reboot, or a hard hang.

This is a pretty accurate description of what I see with my machine. 
Which would also explain why my friend had no troubles -- I've just 
checked with him and he's running 1.6.

I'll track the issue with 2.0 and run 1.6 for now.

Thanks again for the heads up.

Henry.


On Dec 20, 2004, at 10:21, roberto wrote:

>
> Date: 20 dec 2004
>
> Plase take a look at PR 26007
> (http://www.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-single.pl?number=26007)
>
> Could it be the same problem?
>
> Regards,
> Roberto
>
> e-mail roberto.trovo [at] redix.it
>
>> Hi all -
>>
>> I'm having trouble getting NetBSD running on my new box. Here are the
>> specs:
>>
>> 	Via EPIA Mini-ITX mobo
>> 	Via C3 cpu (800MHz)
>> 	VIA 8601A north bridge
>> 	VT8231 south bridge
>> 	Integrated 'Trident' graphics
>> 	Via VT6103 Rhine-II network adapter
>>
>> Given the ease with which a colleague had a similar box up and running
>> recently, I was hoping the install would be the usual straightforward
>> affair.
>>
>> Unfortunately, when I boot the machine with the install CD in the
>> drive, it causes an immediate reboot. The BIOS checks run, then it
>> spins up the CD and *bam* -- reboot.
>>
>> I checked the disc in another machine -- no problem there, and I 
>> booted
>> a gentoo livecd to check the hardware -- no problems there either.
>>
>> I checked the archives, and found reports of people running netbsd
>> quite happily on similar hardware -- I can't see anything glaringly
>> wrong with the specs (although I'm fully prepared to be proven wrong 
>> on
>> that).
>>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions? It's rather depressing to see the
>> gentoo livecd boot perfectly, and have the netbsd install fail to even
>> begin.
>>
>> Seasons greetings,
>>
>> Henry.
>>
>>
>