Hi People,

I've got 2 versions of the 3.99.17 iso, one is 256.9MB from the
netbsd ftp server. this seems to install fine but once I try and
configure it it works but always gets stuck on "Starting Up >poffd"
on the display.

The only thing about this CD is that on boot it says "bootserver
dhcp: id IN A rrset doesn't exist add 493394520 iIN A 10.0.0.160:
destination address required.

The other is a 129Mb iso from Claudio's web server, however this
doesn't even install, it says:

"bootserver dhcp: id IN A rrset doesn't exist add 493394693 iIN A
10.0.0.160: destination address required."

Then gets stuck on:

cd0(viaide1:1:0):illegal request, data = 28 00 00 00 21 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 

I'm assuming that this means the CD is corrupt, hence it being
smaller.

Anyone got any ideas? I installed from the first disk a few months
ago onto a 40 gig drive and all was well, now I try to do the same on
a 320 gig drive and the LCD gets jammed on that bloody poffd screen
once I've set up the initial parameters.

This sucks, someone please help.

Thanks
glyn





--- Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> I don't think the display is breaking I think whatever displays
> infromation after poffd isn't working or something.
> 
> I'll try sending some messages straight to the LCD tonight and see
> what happens.
> 
> Since the display is fine until I go and setup the network manually
> I
> assume it's a configuration issue, however I've tried to reverse
> all
> the settings and it makes no difference.
> 
> I'll have another go tonight, perhaps try and echo some text onto
> the
> LCD to see if it is the LCD, however I don't think it is the LCD.
> 
> Anyone else got any ideas?
> 
> 
> --- bmcewen@comcast.net wrote:
> 
> > 
> > From: Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk>
> > > 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?
> > 
> > Hard to say, I don't think you've yet said where you did download
> > it from?
> > 
> > When I looked, poffd seemed to only be a 68k port; my guess, if
> it
> > was included in the install CD that some of the venerable Qube
> > people built, is that it is there for a reason, perhaps it has a
> > role with paneld and the magic buttons on the back of the Qube? 
> > That's just a guess though.
> > 
> > I don't know of a reason that it would break the LCD panel
> display,
> > possibly  that the panel itself breaks and it just happens that
> > poffd message was the last one written.  That would be typical of
> > my experience with the panel anyway.
> > 
> > Brian
> > 
> > 
> >  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- 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
> > > > Senior Assistant Telephone Sanitizer.
> > > > BT Global Services (pettefarn@jms.mod.uk) Tel. 01793 86-3064
> > > > 
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > > > -----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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