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From: paul@xciv.org (Paul Civati)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: NetBSD sun4m miniroot panic problem
Date: 11 Jan 1997 15:06:47 GMT
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I'm trying to install NetBSD/sparc on an SS20.

I dd (using all the right options) the miniroot (.sun4c) to the swap
partition of a 2nd disk.  I then re-cable the machine and boot off this
as the boot disk.

It starts to boot, gets as far as printing SUNW,Sparc20 and then the
CPU speed and cache information.

I then get (if I remember correctly) a panic: alignment fault.

It's a standard Sun 20/50 with no special cards or anything, this is
really frustrating because I've had it working fine on a 20 before.

Anyone have any ideas?

-Paul-

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