Ok that ouput helps.. the funciton "configure()" in main() is returning...
details of hard drive size (capactiy heads,track,etc.) missing...
Problem is probably in asc.c (ncr pica driver)...one possibility
in asc.c checking is done for 'magnum' notes in code refer
to magnum as "NEC M403" is that what you have??
The reason I am asking is for "M403" two things are
tested for and handled differently from "Acer_Pica_61"
1. dma
2. "Scsi Clock" Nec M403 has 40mhz pica has 25mhz
I noticed in the source code a possible clue, a mention
is made of  "Feature enable bit for 53CF94". You might
want to pull the cover and see what type of chip you have !!
It is possible two slightly different machines maybe reporting
the same cpu type via the arcbios.... I have already seen
that for NEC RiscServer 2200 and Nec RiscServer Express.

> On Fri, 6 Oct 2000, bob meader wrote:
>
> > It is stopping before it ask's for boot device...
>
> that's right. i suppose it only gets the controller recognized, but not
> the scsi disk, which is a maxtor lxt-200s with approximately 190 mb
> disk-space and sits on the scsi id 0. nevertheless the floppy is
> recognized which could be used as a boot device to then start formatting
> (when the disk would be recognized...) and ftping the rest of the system.
>
> > I have an new build at ftp://204.57.142.148/pub/magnum/floppy4/ ..
>
> well, nothing new so far, except the message "doing hardware config", but
> it think we are improving anyway. here's the output of the kernel:
>
> -- floppy4, netbsd.strip: --
>
> Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
>     The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
> Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
>     The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
>
> NetBSD 1.5D (fdboot) #5: Fri Oct  6 08:34:11 PDT 2000
>     bobm@client.cci.net:/usr/src/sys/arch/arc/compile/fdboot
> MIPS Magnum
> total memory = 16384 KB
> avail memory = 11824 KB
> using 230 buffers containing 920 KB of memory
> doing hardware config
> mainbus0 (root)
> cpu0 at mainbus0: MIPS R4000 CPU (0x422) Rev. 2.2 with MIPS R4010 FPC
> Rev. 0.0
> cpu0: L1 cache: 8KB/16B instruction, 8KB/16B data, direct mapped
> cpu0: L2 cache: 1024KB/16B mixed, no snooping
> pica0 at mainbus0
> aclock0 at pica0 slot 0 offset 0x0: mc146818 or compatible
> lpt0 at pica0 slot 1 offset 0x0
> fdc0 at pica0 slot 2 offset 0x0
> fd0 at fdc0 drive 0: 1.44MB 80 cyl, 2 head, 18 sec
> sn0 at pica0 slot 5 offset 0x0: bufsize 28480 address 02:aa:3c:08:03:1d
> asc0 at pica0 slot 6 offset 0x0: NCR53C94, target 7
> scsibus0 at asc0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
> pckbd at pica0 slot 7 offset 0x0 not configured
> pms at pica0 slot 8 offset 0x0 not configured
> com0 at pica0 slot 9 offset 0x0: ns16550a, working fifo
> com0: txfifo disabled
> com0: console
> com1 at pica0 slot 10 offset 0x0: ns16550a, working fifo
> com1: txfifo disabled