Re: Can't boot the install CD on a *physical* machine.

[Chavdar Ivanov <ci4ic4%gmail.com@localhost>]

2009/10/19 Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>:
> No idea, but I just tried with an amd64 iso image created from sources
> updated just a couple hours ago, and it fails on my system, too.
>
> It gets as far as displaying the message
>
>        NetBSD/x86 cd9660 Primary Bootstrap
>
> and then it just sits there.
>
> Whatever the problem it, it appears to be common to both i386 and amd64
> ports.

At least I am happy it's not me this time ...

>
>
> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009, Kurt Schreiner wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 03:08:18PM +0100, Chavdar Ivanov wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> OK, it may be something local, but I've tested it on some four
>>> different machines with the same result.
>>>
>>> I cannot boot anymore the NetBSD-current (i386) install CD on a
>>> physical machine.
>>>
>>> The ISO file boots fine under VirtualBox.
>>>
>>> And no, it is not a problem with the CD either - the physical CD also
>>> boots fine under VirtualBox.
>>>
>>> Same CD on a physical machine gives me either just the first line of
>>> the message - and then waits forever - or a message that it cannot
>>> read the CD.
>>>
>>> This happens with both self-compiled 5.99.20 (and a few versions
>>> earlier - the last one I was able to boot was AFAIR 5.99.15) and with
>>> boot.iso downloaded this morning from releng.netbsd.org.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Sorry, no idea, but same here since some time with amd64 isos: Written
>> to CD isos created from -current sources don't boot on any real hardware
>> (created the CDs on NetBSD and Solaris, used CDs from differend
>> manufacturers, tried booting on differend machines - doesn't matter).
>> Isos boot fine in VirtualBox or Vmware (not tried the pysical CDs).
>>
>> Kurt
>>
>>
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