Subject: Re: Computer hangs after reading the install floppies
To: None <port-i386@netbsd.org>
From: Christian Hattemer <chris@heaven.riednet.wh.tu-darmstadt.de>
List: port-i386
Date: 04/06/2003 21:14:53
Hello Quentin,

On 06-Apr-03, you wrote:

>> I don't think it can. When =0x53c398 is printed, the kernel should
>> already be loaded, and the bootblocks should be trying to decompress it,
>> or call the entry point (I don't know if decompression is done on the
>> fly, or after read)

> I had the issue once. There's no checksum, so if there is an erroneous
> read not reported, the kernel can not boot. I changed the disk, and it
> worked.

So the =0x53c398 is not a checksum? What is is then?

Bye, Chris

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