Re: port-i386/40406: NetBSD-5 install kernel (i386) crashes on Thinkpad T61, GENERIC boots fine

["Jared D. McNeill" <jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-i386/40406; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Jared D. McNeill" <jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: port-i386-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost, 
gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, 
    netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: port-i386/40406: NetBSD-5 install kernel (i386) crashes on
 Thinkpad T61, GENERIC boots fine
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:37:02 -0500 (EST)

 On Thu, 15 Jan 2009, kretschm%cs.uni-bonn.de@localhost wrote:
 > The install kernel found on ftp.netbsd.org doesn't boot.  Instead I get a 
 > kernel panic.  I booted the netbsd-INSTALL_FLOPPY.gz kernel using the 
 > NetBSD-4 boot blocks and grub.  In both cases I get a problem with pcic?.  
 > Disabling all pcic devices made it boot fine.
 
 The INSTALL_FLOPPY kernel is missing many features required on the T61, 
 such as acpi and ioapic. It is no surprise that it fails; the recommended 
 approach for 5.0/i386 is to use the GENERIC kernel with the miniroot 
 module to install the system.
 
 Cheers,
 Jared