Re: Compaq c-series 810 kernel bootstrap issue.

[email protected] wrote:

> Curious to know if anyone has tried the 4.0 or 4.0.1 kernel on an 810 yet?
> 
> Right after the pbsdboot1 loads the kernel, and execs,
> it goes to a mostly black screen with white "snow", then hangs.
> I have to reset to get out.
> 
> I am using the TX3912 kernel from the FTP site.

TX39xx kernels had a problem and it has been fixed in -current
and netbsd-4 branch (but not in netbsd-4-0):
http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/source-changes/2008/01/26/msg001361.html

It's worth to try netbsd-4 (4.0_STABLE) or 5.0_RC2:

ftp://ftp.jp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-4/200901280002Z/
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-5-0-RC2/200902090142Z/

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Izumi Tsutsui