Subject: A weird bug in 1.11.0 or in Generic-45 kernel
To: None <port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Rushabh Sheth <rsheth@alumni.stanford.org>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 10/17/1997 11:49:44
Hello,

	Also, there seems to be a really weird bug with the 1.11.0 booter
or with the kernel (I am not sure which is responsible for the bug).  After
loading up the Booter, if you boot immediately, the booter will go thru its
normal routine on the NetBSD/Mac68K Launch console/window.  But after it
boots into the NetBSD environment (the whole screen becomes UNIX console),
something goes wrong and the screen shows the line below repeating over and
over again:

panic: trap: type 0xf, code 0x0, v0x0 -- no pcd

Everything above will happen only if you select "Boot Now" after launching
the Booter.  Here is the weirdest part:

If you select "Save Options" before selecting "Boot Now", the Booter will
perform flawlessly and take you all the way to the login prompt.   So in
order for the whole thing to work, you always have to select "Save Options"
before you select "Boot Now".   I have verified this bug - I have tested
the Booter about 15 times and the results have been consistent with the
above description of the bug.   Is this problem unique to me or did this
happen to other people here?

Hardware specs: Q610 (68040 FPU) with 12 MB RAM, 230 MB HD, Ethernet
built-in, DOS Compatibility Card (486SX/25/8) installed, Apple 14" monitor,
generic extended keyboard, and single-button Apple mouse.


- Rushabh



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