ktrace gives

  8616 oss-install CALL  __sigprocmask14(0,0,0xbd83ff00)
  8616 oss-install RET   __sigprocmask14 0
  8616 oss-install CALL  __sysctl(0xbfbfd294,2,0xbfbfd28c,0xbfbfd290,0,0)
  8616 oss-install RET   __sysctl 0
  8616 oss-install CALL  getpid
  8616 oss-install RET   getpid 8616/0x21a8
  8616 oss-install CALL  kill(0x21a8, SIGABRT)
  8616 oss-install RET   kill 0
  8616 oss-install PSIG  SIGABRT SIG_DFL
  8616 oss-install NAMI  "oss-install.core"

any clues? the pkg is for 1.6.2, before I hammer my pkgsrc I thought I'd
see if this means I am SOL with the install. modload -f oss.o (gulp) worked
fine!

I see the pkg requires a wee chroot. Maybe it relates to that? or is it
because I am running a kernel with sound driver logic in it?

-G