The following reply was made to PR install/37621; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Pavel Cahyna <pavel@NetBSD.org>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/37621: NetBSD 4.0 install iso fails to boot on IBM eServer
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:36:06 +0100

 Can you try disabling ACPI or booting a kernel without ACPI support, as
 described in the install notes:
 
 ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-4.0/i386/INSTALL.html#Quick%20install%20notes%20for%20the%20impatient