Re: A3000, hardware troubles with NetBSD1.3.2

[Ignatios Souvatzis <is%jocelyn.rhein.de@localhost>]

On Sat, Nov 07, 1998 at 07:42:03PM -0800, B. Bogart wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am running on an Amiga 3000, with 4MB Fastram (I have removed my Microbotics
> card), EGS Card, 2.1GB Seagate HD. NetBSD1.3.2, GENERIC Kernel
> 
> I have previcously installed NetBSD1.3.2 succesfully, by a lot of tweaking
> with the install script. (because the install script would crash just as it
> was about to install the sets) Everything went well until i tried to compile
> my own kernel, it would crash the kernel during the final Make command. I
> thought this might also be related to my card, so i removed it. first off
> loadbsd did not work the same way, i could not boot netbsd without turing off
> the startup sequence. The error I got was: 
> 
> loadbsd: failed malloc 1771656
> : Undefined error

no single big enough memory area available for loading the kernel.

> 
> this error is not produced when i run loadbsd without running the
> startup-sequence, also previously netbsd would not boot when i tried starting
> it from the bootblock, and now that does work. 

Of course. without the startup sequence, or at bootblock booting time, you
have less memory allocated by other programs.

> After taking out the card did not solve my kernel compile problem I thought
> reinstalling netbsd might work, as the card is no longer causing a problem but
> the exact same crash occurs. 
> 
> the bottom line is that my stock A3000 rea;lly does not like netbsd and i want
> to know why! I was considering getting the Simmfonie board to replace my
> missing 16bit memory, but its not worth it if it does not solve my problems,
> what are the probably causes of these symptoms? I would appriciate any input
> from anyone serious about Amiga Hardware.
> 
> Also another intersting fact, when i turn off my a3000 and turn it on again,
> it does not boot, just get a white screen, that later turns black and it just
> sits. thew first reboot after that and a red software failure will come up.
> after clicking the left button the amiga boots fine.

Uhm, what kickstart version do you have in ROM?

        -is