Could you try booting with a serial console (and without any
	framebuffer)

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On Thu, 5 Apr 2001, User Nbsdbob NetBSD Bob wrote:

> > On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 04:27:21PM -0400, User Nbsdbob NetBSD Bob wrote:
> > > I just got in an SS10 from the scrap heap, with a GX framebuffer.
> > > I tried installing NetBSD-1.5 and it died horribly with faults.
> >
> > If it dies while booting the install media, you might want to check
> > which slots the memory is installed in. I don't know if that would be
> > guaranteed to affect a 1.4.x install the same, but it bites a lot of
> > people. (Could even be why it was discarded ;-)
>
> It has 128mb of 16M sticks, and died reading the cd.  When I tried
> it from floppy it trashed the screen after writing the disklabel.
> It might be a video problem or maybe a ram problem?  Not sure yet.
> OpenBSD also caused it to panic and crash.  Interesting, it is now
> loading a Solaris 8, seemingly OK.  That would suggest that it is not
> the scsi or the cdrom drive that is off.  Something must be just a
> tad off, somewhere.  Would pulling/reseating all the ram help any?
> Are there any strange prom setting peculiar to the SS10?
>
> That is what I get for dumpster diving.  The box is in pretty rough
> shape.  But, beggars can't be choosy, and have to make do with whatever
> spit/glue/bailingwire/etc, to get the thing going.
>
> Bob
>
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