Re: port-i386/50405: NetBSD 5x boots and runs, but 6x and 7x both i386 and amd64 fail to boot Chromebook HP14

[christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

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From: christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)
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	gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, petr%topiarz.cz@localhost
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Subject: Re: port-i386/50405: NetBSD 5x boots and runs, but 6x and 7x both i386 and amd64 fail to boot Chromebook HP14
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:29:21 -0500

 On Nov 12,  9:25pm, petr%topiarz.cz@localhost (Petr Topiarz z Mnichovic) wrote:
 -- Subject: Re: port-i386/50405: NetBSD 5x boots and runs, but 6x and 7x both
 
 |  Hello folks,
 |  
 |  PROBLEM RESOLVED: the workaround is to compile the i386 kernel with PAE 
 |  and without cpuacpi.
 |  (as suggested by julien kroczek)
 |  
 |  I can confirm the comp successfully boots when I compile the i386 kernel 
 |  PAE and comment out CPUACPI.
 |  Even if my memory is only 2GB, standard kernel seems to be unable to 
 |  check it.
 |  The other proposal, to boot the latest kernel, did not work, both the 
 |  latest amd64 and i386 from nyftp.netbsd.org failed to load. Amd was not 
 |  even able to start booting.
 |  
 |  Unfortunately the kernel would not recognize the wireless card and it 
 |  cannot find a driver for my usb/lan adapter mos0 which works flawlessly 
 |  in Linux, OpenBSD and FreeBSD. So the comp is pretty useless if I boot 
 |  NetBSD and cannot access network... :-(
 |  
 |  Any tips for a good usb/lan adaptor for NetBSD?
 |  Thanks
 |  Petr
 
 urtwn seems to be pretty popular, which one is not recognized?
 
 thanks,
 
 christos