On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 09:38:17PM +0100, Wouter Schoot wrote:
> Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> >>after waiting for the 2.0 release, I decided that is was time for me to
> >>install NetBSD 2.0 AMD64 on my laptop (an Acer Aspire 1501Lmi, with a AMD 
> >>64
> >>bits 3000+ processor). I downloaded the ISO, made boot discs, and started 
> >>to
> >>install... not!
> >>This is all I got to see:
> >>
> >>'NETBSD/i386 ustarfs Primary Bootstrap
> >>NETBSD/AMD64 BIOS BOOT, Revision 3.1
> >>(ascent@ascent.student.utwente.nl, Sat Dec 11 16:48:26 CET 2004)
> >>Memory: 638/522176 k
> >>Press return to boot now, any other key for bootmenu
> >>booting fd0b:netbsd
> >>
> >>3582240+2958024+373112=0x798780
> >>
> >>_'
> >>
> >>The '_' blinks a few times, the 'cell' becomes filled, and then the system
> >>freezes.
> >
> >
> >Maybe your floppies have bad blocks. Have you tried them on another box, or
> >tried another set of floppies ?
> 
> Please also note that he is using my selfmade ISO (TNF's amd64 iso isn't 
> bootable), and mine is (my current system was installed from it).

TNF's is most certainly bootable on the test amd64 box I tried it on. 

What is different w. the iso you generated?

James