Subject: Re: low memory install
To: Eric Fox <eric@fox.phoenix.az.us>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 05/21/1999 10:55:12
	You might want to see if Gregory has any ideas :)

	Have you tried pulling all MCA cards except video? (if possible)

		David/absolute

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On Fri, 21 May 1999, Eric Fox wrote:

> On Thu, 20 May 1999, David Brownlee wrote:
> >
> > 	Its faster than some of the vaxen we support. :)
> > 	I believe there are at least two people working on NetBSD support
> > 	for these boxes:
> > 		http://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/~st/netbsd-mca.html
> > 	and	http://www.sprc.qut.edu.au/~mcgarry/netbsd/mca.html
> > 
> 
> On Fri, 21 May 1999, Michael Richardson wrote:
> >
> >   If it hangs at biomask, then it is likely an interrupt that is
> > stuck...
> >
> 
> I booted from Gregory McGarry's mca boot image--it hung at the same place:
> 
>   ...
>   fd0 at fdc0 drive 0: 1.44MB, 80 cyl, 2 head, 18 sec
>   biomask 40 netmask 40 ttymask 42
> 
> Although microchannel may be an issue, I suspect Michael is correct,
> there's probably an interrupt causing problems.
> 
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