Re: 7.1 on a IBM 43P, 7248-132

Found that the kernel size is the issue by using mkbootimage with 
install_small.fs and dding that into the PreP partition and getting that 
to boot. Will end up doing the small kernel work around mentioned in the 
referenced email thread.


On 06/24/2017 06:37 PM, t wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm trying to get NetBSD 7.1 working on a 7248-132 but cannot get the
> computer to boot from the SCSI disk after installation. Booting the
> install kernel over the network seems to work with BOOTP/TFTP. After
> completing the installation process and restarting the machine, I load
> into the SMS and change the boot priority to boot from the SCSI disk
> instead of the network. Upon restarting and completing the boot screen,
> the computer ends up at a black screen and blinking cursor.
> I believe this issue may be related to this thread:
> https://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-prep/2014/07/thread1.html#000101
>
> This is my first time installing NetBSD so it could also be something I'm
> doing.
>
> I've tried re-writing the generic kernel to the prep partition with
> "mkbootimage" but that did not seem to work.
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
> One other thing I've noticed with this machine is interactions with the
> pcn0 device seem to occasionally lockup the machine. I originally was
> going to install the NetBSD binary packages from a NFS mount, but the
> system would lockup halfway through the installation of the second
> package. I bypassed this issue by using the CDROM instead.
>