Re: install/46027: First stage bootloader (bootxx_ffsv2) on i386 broken for Soekris net4801

[Marc Balmer <marc%msys.ch@localhost>]

Am 15.02.2012 um 23:50 schrieb David Laight <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>:

> The following reply was made to PR install/46027; it has been noted by GNATS.
> 
> From: David Laight <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>
> To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
> Cc: install-manager%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
>    netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
> Subject: Re: install/46027: First stage bootloader (bootxx_ffsv2) on i386 
> broken for Soekris net4801
> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:45:57 +0000
> 
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 05:05:00PM +0000, mbalmer%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:
>>> Number:         46027
>>> Category:       install
>>> Synopsis:       First stage bootloader (bootxx_ffsv2) on i386 broken for 
>>> Soekris net4801
> ...
>>> Description:
>> A fresh install of NetBSD 5.99.65 on a Soekris Engineering net4801
>> with a 2 GB San Disk CF card, finished without problems.
>> When rebooting, however, the first stage bootloader resets the machine
>> after printing the banner on the console (first and last line
>> are from the soekris BIOS):
> 
> Did you select the serial console during the install?

Yes.

> 
> Does it die immediately, or is there a short delay where it
> might be reading the kernel from disk first?

There is no noticeable delay. It prints open on the console, then resets.

> 
> I've booted a net4801 moderately recently.
> 
>    David
> 
> -- 
> David Laight: david%l8s.co.uk@localhost
>