On Mon, Jul 04, 2005 at 10:23:45AM +0530, Karthik Subramanian wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I'm a *total* NetBSD newbie, have some experience running linux.
> 
> I'm trying to install NetBSD 2.0.2 (AMD64) / NetBSD 2.0 (i386) on my
> box which has an ASUS K8S-MX motherboard
> (http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=14&l3=0&model=377&modelmenu=1).
> 
> I seem to have exactly the same problem as msmith@edtech.mcc.edu, as
> indicated in his email to port-amd64 on 02/10/2005, I get the
> following messages when the NetBSD-2.0.2 (AMD64) install CD boots:
> 
> >siside0:0:0: lost interrupt
> >type: ata tc_bcount: 512 tc_skip: 0
> >siside0:0:0: lost interrupt
> >type: ata tc_bcount: 512 tc_skip: 0
> 
> Trouble is, it hangs right there and proceeds no further for me.
> What's more, I tried installing NetBSD-2.0 (the i386 port) to try and
> see if it worked for me like it did for msmith - to no avail, that
> install cd hung on the boot as well.
> 
> I am at my wits end, I'm not able to run any OS on my box except MS-crap.
> Could Someone please help! I would like to get NetBSD up and running on my box.

Ca you try a 3.0_BETA kernel ? You have a snapshot of 3.0_BETA at
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-3/200506230000Z/

This may be something that was fixed last month.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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