Michael wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> 
>>This particular U5 has, of course, the onboard IDE support, but with 
>>only a single CDROM attached. An external SCSI HA/HME combo card 
>>provides for a SCSI bus, with a single 9.1G HD attached.
>>
>>The trouble I'm having now is with actually booting NetBSD. I get the
>>OF booter, it loads the kernel, detects the hardware up until the HD
>>(sd0), and eventually dies right at:
>>
>>root device:
>>
>>At which point it freezes hard: STOP-A fails to work, and I need to 
>>power cycle.
> 
> 
> Hmm, what kind of SCSI-controller is it and does the NetBSD kernel find
> it? 

http://www.anysystem.com/x1032a.html

Detects it fine as a QLogic 1020, isp0. The install, of course, 
proceeded without a hitch.

> The loader uses firmware routines to load the kernel as far as I
> know so if the controller is something NetBSD doesn't know you have a
> problem. It /should/ ask for a root device in this case though. Any
> chance to use some IDE disk for now ( so you have something to boot from
> and an easy way to try other kernels ).

I was trying to hunt down an IDE cable with no luck, until I opened up 
this system. Oh.. there's one! ;)

> It may be a good idea to double-check all the SCSI cabling before doing
> anything else though.

Always a good idea.. will do.

Thanks