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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!koriel!olivea!hal.com!decwrl!netcomsv!netcom.com!alm From: alm@netcom.com (Andrew Moore) Subject: Re: auto-reset when booting install floppies? Message-ID: <almCDHGnz.CHv@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <748206430rommel.root@ars.muc.de> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1993 05:31:10 GMT Lines: 20 In article <748206430rommel.root@ars.muc.de> rommel@ars.muc.de (Kai Uwe Rommel) writes: >I have recently tried both the NetBSD 0.9 and FreeBSD boot floppies to >install 386BSD on my system. Both boot floppy sets show the same >symptom. The first floppy loads the kernel, asks for the filesystem >floppy (which I insert) and after writing the usual boot messages (found >devices etc., all messages look OK), when it comes to the "changing root >device ..." the system performs a reset or just hangs. > >Same effect for NetBSD and FreeBSD. NetBSD 0.8 worked, as far as I tried >it (never really installed it, only booted the install floppies). > >The system: 486DX-50, EISA (Intel chipset), Adaptec 1742A (yes, I used >the correct boot floppy), SCSI peripherals (DEC disk, Tandberg streamer, >NEC CD-ROM), Trident SVGA, Paradise 8514/A+, four serial ports (4 x >16550A), PAS-16 sound card, WD 8003 network card. If you have any "advanced" features on the 1742 card turned on, turn these off and try again. The 1742 is well supported, so there shouldn't be a problem. -AM