maximum entropy wrote:

> A GENERIC kernel compiled from today's sources hangs part way through
> the boot process on my 5000/133.  The last thing displayed before the
> freeze is "root file system type: ffs".
> 
> If more information is needed to debug this, let me know.

Can you try deleting the following two lines

	jal     _C_LABEL(uvm_pageidlezero)
	nop

from sys/arch/mips/mips/locore.S to see if it makes things better?

Simon.