Re: panic on attempting to extract kernel during install

[Robert Swindells <rjs%fdy2.co.uk@localhost>]

Sevan Janiyan <venture37%geeklan.co.uk@localhost> wrote:
>I recently obtained a Jornada 720 to run NetBSD on. So far I've tried
>the HEAD snapshots form the 22nd & 24th as well as 7.0-RELEASE. All
>result in a panic when attempting to extract the first file obtained
>(the kernel) during install.
>There is a difference between the snapshots that is the message printed
>when the system panics.
>Going from
>ock error
>Stopped in pid 54.1 (tar) at c00858a8: mov r15, r14
>to
>fs_init_vnode: dup alloc
>Stopped in pid 93.1 (tar) at c0049274: mov pc, r14

Are you sure the error message isn't:

  ffs_init_vnode: dup alloc

There should also be a few lines printed before it.

How did you set up the Compact Flash card ? Are you able to plug it in
to a laptop to have a look at how install left it ?

Robert Swindells