On Sun, 28 Apr 1996 13:28:03 +0100 
 I <neil@domino.org> wrote:

> I just built a current kernel for sun4m and sun4c.
> 
> The 4m kernel boots fine. The 4c kernel hangs at root on sd0, but I can
> L1-A it. 

Whoops there isn't fd listed in this kernel. I'm building a 4m kernel with
fd.... OK This works with or without the FD driver configed.

> 
> This reminded me of a problem that I had a while ago, so I tried something.
> 
> I took removed the floppy disk driver from my config file, made a kernel 
> and this booted fine on my IPX.
> 
> I would assume then that something in the fd driver is hanging the kernel?
> 
> Hmm, I just thought of something else, reboot needed...

YES!

Hah! OK, Stick a floppy in your disk drive and boot! The kernels that hang
at root on sd0 now boot!

Hope this is useful. Theo pointed this out to me with OpenBSD when I booted
it a while ago, I don't think Theo ever worked out what was causing it.
I think OpenBSD still has the problem, Theo did you ever solve it?

Weird.

Neil.
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