Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 17:58:22 +1000 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: jwd@unx.sas.com, nate@mt.sri.com Cc: current@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Install locks on HP Vectra XU Message-ID: <199704200758.RAA15759@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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>> I've attempted to install from both the 2.2.1-RELEASE and >> 3.0-CURRENT boot floppies. The boot process locks up with the >> cursor in the lower left corner of the screen just before the >> 1st screen would appear. > >Set the npx0 flags to 0x1, which is the default now on the 2.2 branch. This problem is known to be a syscons or h/w bug on at least one IBM portable. You can also hang the system by writing to the frame buffer using `fistpq' in user mode. Fortunately, normal permissions on /dev/ttyv0 prevent the world from writing to the frame buffer (`mesg y' gives write permission, but both read and write permission are required for mmap). Bruce
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