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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!convex!convex!cs.utexas.edu!wupost!psuvax1!rutgers!flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU!news.csos.orst.edu!CSOS.ORST.EDU!cntrline From: cntrline@CSOS.ORST.EDU (Centerline Computers) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs Subject: NMI port 61 a0, Port 70 ff Error! Summary: Aaaarrrrgggggghhhh!! Message-ID: <242iro$n9i@jadzia.CSOS.ORST.EDU> Date: 8 Aug 93 10:00:24 GMT Organization: Centerline Computers, Corvallis, Oregon Lines: 69 NNTP-Posting-Host: csos.orst.edu The following is a request for help from a new-to-Unix user, so strap on your seat belts, as we're in for a bumpy ride! Can anybody tell me why I keep getting an error, when I am trying to boot my machine (386DX-40 w/8Mb RAM, AMI BIOS, SigmaVGA II (ET-4000 Chipset), IDE I/O w/2 serial ports (disabled), 1 Parallel port (enabled), Joystick port (disabled), Serial card w/2 16550's and a WDAC2340 - 340Mb IDE hard drive & 1.44Mb Floppy drive). I am using NetBSD 0.8, and the 386BSD 0.1 Kernel Copy disc (although I've tried the 0.8a loader as well, but no luck either. I get the error "mount: not found", and then it goes on to say something about "read only..." I've got the drive partitioned with the /usr directory on wd0e, and the root on wd0a (all NetBSD, no DOS or OS/2). Usually, I get that "NMI port 61 a0, port 70 ff" message... Sometimes I noticed I got a "Bus error". I've tried to yank the Serial board, with the 16550's out, and it doesn't make much difference. I've actually tried using different motherboards, video cards, etc.. and I still end up with problems. Sometimes, after about literally 20 reboots, it will "fix itself", and allow me to log on, but if I go to shut down the system I have to go through the whole process again (and yes, I did type sync three times, and halt after typing in "shutdown now")... ------------ ALSO: I tried to re-load the software, on a different drive, (same make and model - WDAC2340), and I first put the Kernel copy disk in the drive, and when it says to boot to another disk, I put the Install1.FS disk (raw written), into the drive, and press any key, and it says something like "panic: init died -- preparing to save 8Mb to device 1...", and then reboots... I tried downloading the files and re-creating boot disks, and even tried to copy the newest kernel from the disk to the drive, but nothing works... ------------- Well, enough ranting and raving... I'd really like to save the files on wd0e, because I spent several hours ftp'ing6 to various sites while it was directly connected to the net, and I was able to download about 60-80Mb of source code, and other useful stuff, and I'm looking forward to playing with it... so I'd rather not have to start from scratch at 14.4! Sorry to take up the bandwidth with such stupid questions, but I've been trying for the last 3 days (18 hours / day) to get this thing working right, and since I work in a computer store, I'm able to get my hands on all of the hardware I need to test it out... I just don't know what is causing all of these errors, or more importantly, how to fix 'em! H E L P!!! Thanks in advance!! Eric p.s. If someone wants to have me call them back for an explanation, rather than typing in a reply, I'd be happy to do that, anywhere in the world! -- | Centerline Computers | Be sure to request our CD TITLES | | 1111 NW Circle Blvd | LIST, Loaded with *HUGE* savings | | Corvallis, OR 97330 | on hundreds of items!! | | (503) 753-9113 | cntrline@kira.csos.orst.edu |