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

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

The following reply was made to PR install/46027; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Marc Balmer <marc%msys.ch@localhost>
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Subject: Re: install/46027: First stage bootloader (bootxx_ffsv2) on i386 
broken for Soekris net4801
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:17:56 +0100

 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 GNA=
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 > 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 b=
 roken for Soekris net4801
 > Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:45:57 +0000
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 > 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):
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 > Did you select the serial console during the install?
 
 Yes.
 
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 > 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.
 
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 > I've booted a net4801 moderately recently.
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 >    David
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 > David Laight: david%l8s.co.uk@localhost
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