On or about 29-Gen-97 13:08:14, David Brownlee wrote:

>       (Reply CC'ed to port-amiga@netbsd.org as the question is amiga
>       specific - might be an idea to drop netbsd-help from this thread)

>       At what point does the boot hang - can you list the messages?
>       Have you tried disconnecting any hardware that is not essential
>       for the boot to see if its a hardware conflict?

I did not want to open the computer and begin fiddling with boards and HDs...
It's relatively easy to cause some damage and relatively difficult to repair an
Amiga, in these days... I only tried disconnecting the external SCSI Syquest.

>On 28 Jan 1997, Giacomo Mulas wrote:

>> Hello. I'd like to install NetBSD 1.2 on my system, to try to do some work
>> at home, but I can't get any further than typing "loadbsd -b netbsd" in the
>> installation process. I already set up the root, usr and swap partitions as
>> explained in the INSTALLATION file, wrote the installation filesystem to
>> the swap partition using xstreamtodev (no problems), but when it gets to
>> start netbsd the computer immediately hangs. I also tried a cold reboot,
>> without startup sequence, issuing setpatch, assigning vital directories and
>> immediately starting netbsd, with the same result. This is my setup:
>> A4000/040 (stock processor), 2Mb chip + 16Mb fast on the motherboard, a
>> 1620Mb and a 420Mb conner EIDE drive hooked to the internal IDE interface,
>> CyberVision64 4Mb, Emplant Deluxe with 586 and macpro modules, Syquest
>> SQ327 SCSI drive hooked to the Emplant SCSI port, Kickstart and Workbench
>> 3.1. The Syquest drive works without a hitch, albeit slowly, both on the
>> Amiga and the Mac emulation. I also tried, to no avail, to start NetBSD
>> with the Syquest switched off, or with no cartridge inserted, to no avail.
>> I downloaded again the generic kernel and loadbsd, to make sure they were
>> not corrupted, and they were not. Is there any option I should try to use
>> when starting loadbsd? A specific kernel or loadbsd version I should try?
>> Any hint about what's happening?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Giacomo Mulas
>> 
>> Amiga makes it possible, Mac makes it expensive, Win95 just
>> makes Bill Gates rich...
>> 
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Bye
Giacomo Mulas

Amiga makes it possible, Mac makes it expensive, Win95 just
makes Bill Gates rich...

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