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List:       netbsd-port-i386
Subject:    IBM P70 (PS/2 MCA) Boot Problem
From:       Anthony Girasoli <tony () girasoli ! org>
Date:       2008-01-10 2:24:41
Message-ID: C9953BC8-7125-4FA5-B2F9-716274057CC6 () girasoli ! org
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Hi all,

I have been trying to get NetBSD 3.1.1 up and running on my trusty  
IBM P70 luggable.  After inserting the second disk (boot-ps2-2.fs), I  
see the boot messages.  When the floppy drive is detected (I'm  
assuming), I see:

fdc0 at isa0 port 0x3f0-0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2

...and then the system hangs at this point.

Any ideas as to why my P70 is hanging here?  I tried another floppy  
drive, and same problem.  I also tried a couple lower versions of  
NetBSD but the same problem occurs.  Even though NetBSD 4.0 doesn't  
have PS2 disks, I tried boot1.fs and boot2.fs but the system rebooted  
after loading boot2.fs.

I can install an older version Debain on this beast but that distro  
is too bulky for my frugal 300MB EDSI HDD.  Hopefully I can get  
NetBSD installed so I can run a MUSH.

Thanks for any help!

Regards,
Tony
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