Is there a chance then that since the first time I downloaded the
3.99 image about 3 months ago, the version I re-downloaded a few days
ago is now different?


--- Pettefar Nick <pettefarn@jms.mod.uk> wrote:

> I think that this may be a bug?
> 
> poffd is the power-off daemon and it shoul;d only be in the 68k
> architecture.
> 
> Nick Pettefar
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> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Glyn Astill [mailto:glynastill@yahoo.co.uk] 
> > Sent: 09 October 2006 10:02
> > To: Erik Berls
> > Cc: port-cobalt@NetBSD.org
> > Subject: Re: poffd problem
> > 
> > I have no idea what I'd be looking for in ttys or how this 
> > would have affected it.
> > 
> > However you are correct on the 192, I had put the ip address 
> > in /etc/myname rather than the host name.
> > 
> > However this has not fixed my main problem.
> > 
> > I have done a brand new install since I first had the 
> > problem, yhen followed the instructions here
> > http://www.teraqube.co.uk/software/#s1.2
> > 
> > When the install first finishes the display functions fine, 
> > then once I've applied the setup parameters it stops at 
> > >poffd and never displays the hostname and ip.
> > 
> > I know the display is still working because if I do a 
> > shutdown - r then it shows the services that are being stopped.
> > 
> > I've followed these instructions bang on a few times now and 
> > still get the same problem, I can't see why though.
> > 
> > I followed them once before (about 3 months ago) with a 
> > smaller hard disk and the exact same boot image but back then 
> > it worked fine.
> > 
> > Bizzare, what does poffd actually do?
> > 
> > I'm Confused
> > 
> > --- Erik Berls <cyber@ono-sendai.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > You might want to check /etc/ttys, there could be a baud rate 
> > > mismatch.
> > > 
> > > The 192 sounds like it tried to parse the IP address as the 
> > hostname 
> > > (i.e.
> > > breaking apart a dotted quad thinking it was a FQDN).  Do you
> have 
> > > reverse DNS set up?  Running dhclient?
> > > 
> > > -=erik.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On 10/7/06, Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi people,
> > > >
> > > > I just got a new hard disk for my qube and I installed the
> 3.99
> > > CD
> > > > image.
> > > >
> > > > All was going well and I followed the instructions here
> > > > http://www.teraqube.co.uk/software/#s1.2 to do the basic
> setup.
> > > >
> > > > Then I did a shutdown -r to reboot the machine however on
> bootup
> > > the
> > > > last thing on the qubes display is Starting Up >poffd
> > > >
> > > > It seems to get stuck here, does anyone know why this could
> be?
> > > >
> > > > I can still rlogin to the qube and instead of the usual #
> prompt
> > > I've
> > > > got 192#
> > > >
> > > > I've not got much experience with netbsd so I'm a bit
> confused
> > > here.
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Glyn
> > > >
> > > >
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> > 
> > 
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