Re: Problem installing NetBSD on VIA EPIA-M920

[Freddy Fisker <ff%freddyfisker.dk@localhost>]

Hi

Thanks for your help. I will return next week.

Best regards
Freddy Fisker


On Thursday, 9 June 2016 19:15:38 CEST, coypu%SDF.ORG@localhost wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If you are still interested, then your problem is very much like this
> resolved bug report: http://gnats.netbsd.org/46018
>
> I assume you need something similar.
>
> Following patch will probably help confirm (however, I am not very
> familiar with hardware, so it may do nothing!)
>
> diff --git a/sys/arch/x86/pci/pci_machdep.c 
b/sys/arch/x86/pci/pci_machdep.c
> index be634d6..5f64913 100644
> --- a/sys/arch/x86/pci/pci_machdep.c
> +++ b/sys/arch/x86/pci/pci_machdep.c
> @@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ pci_mode_detect(void)
>  	sav = inl(PCI_MODE1_ADDRESS_REG);
>  
>  	pci_mode = 1; /* assume this for now */
> +	return 1;
>  	/*
>  	 * catch some known buggy implementations of mode 1
>  	 */
>
>
> You can grab the sources e.g. from the github mirror, and create your
> own install image.
> The following commands will build an .iso for i386, and is supposed to
> work for any architecture/OS (so you can build it on any machine you
> have).
>
> git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/jsonn/src
> cd src
> ./build.sh -mi386 -U -u -O../obj release iso-image
>
> It will tell you where it placed the .iso at the end.
>
> Thanks.