Would it be possible for you to try booting a -current install
	floppy (but obviously not needing to install :)?

		David/absolute		-- www.netbsd.org: No hype required --


On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Bruce Martin wrote:

> I have used 1.4.1 with the GA-6VX and VXE fine, I cannot tell you
> with -current as we have no -current systems.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: abs@mono.org [mailto:abs@mono.org]On Behalf Of David Brownlee
> Sent: 07 March 2001 01:55
> To: Bruce Martin
> Cc: 'Greywolf'; port-i386@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: WARNING: Gigabyte GA-6VX* Motherboards don't boot 1.5
>
>
> 	Does -current and 1.4.x have the same problem?
>
> 		David/absolute		-- www.netbsd.org: No hype required --
>
>
> On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Bruce Martin wrote:
>
> > I have found that the problem was the Gigabyte GA-6VX motherboard. A
> GA-6VXE
> > motherboard din't work either. Both of these have VIA chipsets. After
> using
> > a motherboard with an Intel chipset, with all other hardware identical,
> the
> > system boots fine.
> >
> > Just a warning to anyone seeing similar problems when installing 1.5....
> >
> > Cheers
> >  Bruce
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Greywolf [mailto:greywolf@starwolf.com]
> > Sent: 07 March 2001 10:04
> > To: Bruce Martin
> > Cc: port-i386@netbsd.org
> > Subject: Re: 1.5 GENERIC panics at boot
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Bruce Martin wrote:
> >
> > # I have trie ddifferent BIOS settings with the same result. I have taken
> > the
> > # same hard disk, and put it in another machine with a slightly newer
> > # motherboard (GA-6BXE,intel chipset), and it boots up fine.
> > #
> > # Anybody got any ideas or suggestions as to what is causing this panic?
> > From
> > # my tests, I think it can only be a problem with the processor,
> > motherboard,
> > # or BIOS settings....
> >
> > ...or RAM.
> >
> > Check *every*thing.
> >
> > # Thanks
> > #  Bruce
> >
> >
> >
> > 				--*greywolf;
> > --
> > All your bass are belong to Rush.
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