At Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:25:17 -0800, "Greg A. Woods" <woods%planix.ca@localhost> wrote: Subject: unable to boot amd64-uefi-install from USB stick on a MacBook2,1 > > However no matter which option I selected, including a "boot netbsd -vs" > from the boot prompt, would do anything more than load the kernel (I see > the various section size numbers, with a nearly invisible spinner), then > it clears the screen, then hangs solid -- just the little un-blinking > cursor in the "top middle" of the screen and the keyboard goes > unresponsive and a full multi-second press on the power switch is > necessary to shut it off. So, I've since tried a number of different builds of amd64-uefi images, from 8.0, my own builds, and several release candidates and daily builds, none with any luck. I did manage to boot a daily build on a MacBook Pro I was using over the weekend, and it worked A-OK. However in searching related things I just came across a reminder about memory issues on this particular model of MacBook2,1. It originally shipped with 2x1GB memory modules. At some point I upgraded it to 2x2GB modules. Under MacOS it only uses 3GB for some reason (though the hardware info clearly shows 4GB installed). Is it possible there's a quirky physical memory map on this machine that NetBSD might be having problems with? -- Greg A. Woods <gwoods%acm.org@localhost> Kelowna, BC +1 250 762-7675 RoboHack <woods%robohack.ca@localhost> Planix, Inc. <woods%planix.com@localhost> Avoncote Farms <woods%avoncote.ca@localhost>
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