I just replaced a flaky motherboard on my P III system.  The new
motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-6VTXE-A.  Things seem to mostly work
fine, except for these oddities:

 - I cannot find a way to pause the CMOS start-up so I can see what is
   reported on the screens.  With my old board, "shift pause" would
   work.  Everything goes past very fast; it cannot possibly be doing
   a memory test, for example.  I cannot find anything in the CMOS
   set-up menu about power-on self-tests or anything like that.
 
 - The NetBSD boot procedure itself, which usually gives me a 5-second
   countdown, starts immediately!  This is true whether I boot from
   disk (IDE-0) or floppy.  Hitting <space> before the bootblocks load
   does get me a boot menu.  This is NetBSD 1.6.

 - I don't *think* this is related, but it is anomalous.  The IDE
   disks seem to have their handling adjusted now.  Extract from boot
   messages:

     --- OLD MOTHERBOARD:
     wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 4 (Ultra/66)
       (using DMA data transfers)

     --- NEW MOTHERBOARD:
     wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 5 (Ultra/100)
       (using DMA data transfers)
     wd0: transfer error, downgrading to Ultra-DMA mode 2
     wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 (Ultra/33)
       (using DMA data transfers)
     wd0d: error reading fsbn 0 (wd0 bn 0; cn 0 tn 0 sn 0), retrying
     wd0: (aborted command, interface CRC error)
     wd0: soft error (corrected)

* Any ideas as to how I can pause the CMOS start-up so I can read the
  screens?
* Any ideas where I should start looking for why NetBSD is no longer
  giving me the 5-second countdown?

I am currently trying to figure out whether there are any IRQ
conflicts that I should resolve; not sure whether that is relevant.
I append a set of boot messages in case the answer lies there...

Anne.
-- 
Ms. Anne Bennett, as a private citizen:  anne@porcupine.montreal.qc.ca
Also reachable more officially at work:  anne@encs.concordia.ca
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NetBSD 1.6 (QUILL-20030316) #2: Sun Mar 16 21:36:47 EST 2003
    anne@quill.porcupine.montreal.qc.ca:/nobackup/netbsd/netbsd-1.6/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/QUILL
cpu0: Intel Pentium III (Coppermine) (686-class), 864.51 MHz
cpu0: I-cache 16 KB 32b/line 4-way, D-cache 16 KB 32b/line 2-way
cpu0: L2 cache 256 KB 32b/line 8-way
cpu0: features 387fbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR>
cpu0: features 387fbff<PGE,MCA,CMOV,FGPAT,PSE36,PN,MMX>
cpu0: features 387fbff<FXSR,SSE>
cpu0: serial number 0000-068A-0001-39C5-311D-DF90
total memory = 1023 MB
avail memory = 944 MB
using 6144 buffers containing 52508 KB of memory
BIOS32 rev. 0 found at 0xfdad0
mainbus0 (root)
pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1
pci0: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, rd/mult, wr/inv ok
pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0
pchb0: VIA Technologies VT82C691 (Apollo Pro) Host-PCI (rev. 0xc4)
agp at pchb0 not configured
ppb0 at pci0 dev 1 function 0: VIA Technologies VT82C598 (Apollo MVP3) CPU-AGP Bridge (rev. 0x00)
pci1 at ppb0 bus 1
pci1: i/o space, memory space enabled
vga1 at pci1 dev 0 function 0: ATI Technologies Radeon 7500 (rev. 0x00)
wsdisplay0 at vga1 kbdmux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation)
wsmux1: connecting to wsdisplay0
pcib0 at pci0 dev 7 function 0
pcib0: VIA Technologies VT82C686A (Apollo KX133) PCI-ISA Bridge (rev. 0x40)
pciide0 at pci0 dev 7 function 1: VIA Technologies VT82C686A (Apollo KX133) ATA100 controller
pciide0: bus-master DMA support present
pciide0: primary channel configured to compatibility mode
atapibus0 at pciide0 channel 0: 2 targets
cd0 at atapibus0 drive 1: <Compaq  CRD-8320B, 1998/02/20, 1.09> type 5 cdrom removable
cd0: 32-bit data port
cd0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2
wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <MAXTOR 6L040J2>
wd0: drive supports 16-sector PIO transfers, LBA addressing
wd0: 38172 MB, 16383 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 78177792 sectors
wd0: 32-bit data port
wd0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 6
pciide0: primary channel interrupting at irq 14
wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 5 (Ultra/100) (using DMA data transfers)
cd0(pciide0:0:1): using PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 (using DMA data transfers)
pciide0: secondary channel configured to compatibility mode
wd1 at pciide0 channel 1 drive 0: <ST360021A>
wd1: drive supports 16-sector PIO transfers, LBA addressing
wd1: 57241 MB, 16383 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 117231408 sectors
wd1: 32-bit data port
wd1: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 5 (Ultra/100)
pciide0: secondary channel interrupting at irq 15
wd1(pciide0:1:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 5 (Ultra/100) (using DMA data transfers)
uhci0 at pci0 dev 7 function 2: VIA Technologies VT83C572 USB Controller (rev. 0x1a)
uhci0: interrupting at irq 9
usb0 at uhci0: USB revision 1.0
uhub0 at usb0
uhub0: VIA Technologie UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
VIA Technologies VT82C686A SMBus Controller (SMBus serial bus, revision 0x40) at pci0 dev 7 function 4 not configured
auvia0 at pci0 dev 7 function 5: VIA VT82C686A AC'97 Audio (rev 0x50)
auvia0: interrupting at irq 10
auvia0: ALG16 codec; headphone, 18 bit DAC, 18 bit ADC, Realtek 3D
audio0 at auvia0: full duplex, mmap, independent
ahc1 at pci0 dev 10 function 0
ahc1: interrupting at irq 10
ahc1: aic7880 Single Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 16/255 SCBs
scsibus0 at ahc1: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
vr0 at pci0 dev 12 function 0: VIA VT6102 (Rhine II) 10/100 Ethernet
vr0: interrupting at irq 11
vr0: Ethernet address: 00:50:ba:11:4f:99
sqphy0 at vr0 phy 8: Seeq 80225 10/100 media interface, rev. 0
sqphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
isa0 at pcib0
com0 at isa0 port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4: ns16550a, working fifo
com1 at isa0 port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3: ns16550a, working fifo
pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60-0x64
pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot)
pckbc0: using irq 1 for kbd slot
wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0
pms0 at pckbc0 (aux slot)
pckbc0: using irq 12 for aux slot
wsmouse0 at pms0 mux 0
lpt0 at isa0 port 0x378-0x37b irq 7
pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61
midi0 at pcppi0: PC speaker
spkr0 at pcppi0
sysbeep0 at pcppi0
isapnp0 at isa0 port 0x279: ISA Plug 'n Play device support
npx0 at isa0 port 0xf0-0xff: using exception 16
fdc0 at isa0 port 0x3f0-0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2
fd0 at fdc0 drive 0: 1.44MB, 80 cyl, 2 head, 18 sec
isapnp0: no ISA Plug 'n Play devices found
biomask e765 netmask ef65 ttymask ffe7
scsibus0: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
sd1 at scsibus0 target 1 lun 0: <QUANTUM, FIREBALL ST3.2S, 0F0C> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd1: 3090 MB, 7068 cyl, 4 head, 223 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 6328861 sectors
sd1: sync (100.0ns offset 15), 8-bit (10.000MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
st0 at scsibus0 target 4 lun 0: <TANDBERG, TDC 3800, =03:> SCSI2 1/sequential removable
st0: rogue, drive empty
st0: async, 8-bit transfers
uk0 at scsibus0 target 6 lun 0: <HP, C1790A, 3226> SCSI2 3/processor fixed
probe(ahc1:0:6:1): generic HBA error
uk0: async, 8-bit transfers
Kernelized RAIDframe activated
wd0: transfer error, downgrading to Ultra-DMA mode 2
wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 (Ultra/33) (using DMA data transfers)
cd0(pciide0:0:1): using PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 (using DMA data transfers)
wd0d: error reading fsbn 0 (wd0 bn 0; cn 0 tn 0 sn 0), retrying
wd0: (aborted command, interface CRC error)
wd0: soft error (corrected)
wd1: transfer error, downgrading to Ultra-DMA mode 2
wd1(pciide0:1:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 (Ultra/33) (using DMA data transfers)
wd1d: error reading fsbn 0 (wd1 bn 0; cn 0 tn 0 sn 0), retrying
wd1: (aborted command, interface CRC error)
wd1: soft error (corrected)
boot device: wd0
root on wd0a dumps on wd0b
root file system type: ffs
RAIDFRAME: protectedSectors is 64
raid0: Component /dev/sd1f being configured at row: 0 col: 0
         Row: 0 Column: 0 Num Rows: 1 Num Columns: 2
         Version: 2 Serial Number: 20020416 Mod Counter: 195589
         Clean: Yes Status: 0
raid0: Component /dev/wd0f being configured at row: 0 col: 1
         Row: 0 Column: 1 Num Rows: 1 Num Columns: 2
         Version: 2 Serial Number: 20020416 Mod Counter: 195589
         Clean: Yes Status: 0
RAIDFRAME: Configure (RAID Level 1): total number of sectors is 616256 (300 MB)
RAIDFRAME(RAID Level 1): Using 6 floating recon bufs with no head sep limit
wsdisplay0: screen 1 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 2 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 3 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 4 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
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