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List:       openbsd-misc
Subject:    Re: Install/Boot problem
From:       Fredrik Widlund <fw () 921i ! se>
Date:       1998-02-08 12:39:14
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Had the same problem... but disabling it wont result in a stable system. Try
running the latest snapshot, think thats what I did. Or perhaps I moved on to
another box...

Fredrik Widlund

Aaron Jackson wrote:

> >I seem to be getting this nice creative error every time I have tried to
> >boot OpenBSD to that I may install it.
> >
> >"isadma0 at isa0panic: isadmaattach can not create DMA Map"
> >
> >after that it proceeds to say system halted and press any key to reboot.
> >
> >Does anyone know why this problem could arrise and how I can fix it?
>
> I do not know what the problem is, but if you disable isadma0, that
> might fix things.  To do this type a -c at the boot prompt ie
>
> boot> -c
>
> list the kernel devices ie
>
> UKC> list
>
> and then disable isadma0 ie
>
> UKC> disable 73
>
> UKC> exit
>
> Of course you must use the number that corresponds to isadma0.
>
> Aaron Jackson

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