Ross Harvey wrote:
> 
> > From port-alpha-owner-ross=teraflop.com@NetBSD.ORG Thu May 28 01:17:35 1998
> > Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 10:15:39 +0200 (MET DST)
> > From: Matthias Drochner <drochner@zelux6.zel.kfa-juelich.de>
> > To: Stan Pietkiewicz <stanp@storm.ca>, port-alpha@NetBSD.ORG,
> >         Magnus Enbom <dot@tinto.campus.luth.se>
> > Subject: Re: 1.3E panic: multiple consoles?
> >
> > Excerpts from netbsd: 28-May-98 Re: 1.3E panic: multiple co.. Magnus
> > Enbom@tinto.campu (643*)
> >
> > > > distribution for the snapshot of 1998-04-20
> >
> > Just to note that this was the last snapshot with the old
> > console code.
> > While there might be other kinks, *this* panic shouldn't
> > happen with -current.
> >
> > > vga*    at      isa?                            # ISA (EISA: XXX) VGA
> >
> > This workaround should be unneeded now.
> >
> > best regards
> > Matthias
> >
> 
> It's odd that the boot floppy works but the kernel you ran with didn't,
> because they have the same console config.
> 
> What you should try booting is the newer kernel in the ipnatfix directory:
> 
>         /pub/NetBSD/arch/alpha/ipnatfix/netbsd.gz
> 
> This kernel was built after the new console code was integrated.
> 
> --Ross

Thanks....

I'll have to get this one and give it a go.
Changing configurations and rebuilding is a little difficult for me; this 
is my first NetBSD machine (but not the last :-}) )...

Stan