Re: NetBSD 9.3 Alpha Boot stops

Hello David,

Try to boot with "boot -fl a dka0" (replace dka0 with your boot device name)

There is a boot_osflags env var that drives the firmware to  boot into
multi/single user.
You can check it with "show boot_osflags" in SRM.
You can set the env var with "set boot_osflags A" to boot to
defult multi-user if I remember correctly.

Br,
--
istvan


On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM dnovak1 <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>   I've got an old DS10 booting to NetBSD9.3, and it seems happy enough
> to run, but I'm having trouble with it at boot time.
>
>   When it boots, at the same point every time, it stops and asks what
> terminal to use, VT100 is the default, and it waits there until I hit
> enter.  This is where it drops me into a root shell.  Once I exit it,
> it continues to boot, and run, just fine.
>
> In rc.conf, I have "rc_configured=YES".
>
> This is where it fails:
> Sep 15 14:04:51 acs192 /netbsd: [   7.5319564] stray isa irq 14
> Sep 15 14:04:51 acs192 /netbsd: [   7.6071528] WARNING: 3 errors while
> detecting hardware; check system log.
> Sep 15 14:04:51 acs192 /netbsd: [   7.6091086] root on wd0a dumps on wd0b
> Sep 15 14:04:51 acs192 /netbsd: [   7.6227790] root file system type: ffs
> Sep 15 14:04:51 acs192 /netbsd: [   7.6237977]
> kern.module.path=/stand/alpha/9.3/modules
> <This is where it drops to a root shell>
> Sep 15 14:04:53 acs192 savecore: no core dump
> Sep 15 14:05:03 acs192 /netbsd: [  59.6052555] pm3fb0: pm3 using 1280
> x 1024 in 8 bit, stride 1280
>
>
> The 3 errors are from a very old video card the X doesn't quite
> understand.  I don't think that should bother the boot process though.
> But I've been wrong before...
>
> Looking for any ideas why the boot sequence would be interrupted like
> this, and how one might fix it.
>
> Thanks!
> David
>