Re: A3000, hardware troubles with NetBSD1.3.2

["B. Bogart" <bbogart%iname.com@localhost>]

On 07-Nov-98, Ignatios Souvatzis wrote:
> 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

Kick 37.175
hope that helps...
Ben