Tue, Dec 27, 2005 at 09:17:05AM +0100, Frank van der Linden wrote:
>A solution is probably to boot an ACPI kernel instead. But, this would
>require you to rebuild the boot images, unless you can PXE boot over
>the network

>or, as a temporary alternative to get going, install NetBSD/i386, since
>that will use legacy IRQ interrupts, which might work. course, that's
>not what you want as a permanent solution
I made the changes to build INSTALL_ACPI and GENERIC_ACPI kernels, but
haven't committed them yet. Do you want to review them first ?
My ASUS wouldn't boot NetBSD/i386 either.
Robert Swindells

>Tue, Dec 27, 2005 at 09:17:05AM +0100, Frank van der Linden wrote:
A solution is probably to boot an ACPI kernel instead. But, this would
require you to rebuild the boot images, unless you can PXE boot over
the network

>>or, as a temporary alternative to get going, install NetBSD/i386, since
>>that will use legacy IRQ interrupts, which might work. course, that's
>>not what you want as a permanent solution

>I made the changes to build INSTALL_ACPI and GENERIC_ACPI kernels, but
>haven't committed them yet. Do you want to review them first ?

Yes. Show it please.

>My ASUS wouldn't boot NetBSD/i386 either.

>Robert Swindells

qnub wrote:
Tue, Dec 27, 2005 at 09:17:05AM +0100, Frank van der Linden wrote:

A solution is probably to boot an ACPI kernel instead. But, this would
require you to rebuild the boot images, unless you can PXE boot over
the network

A have the same problem i can't install netbsd/amd64 3.0 rc5 rc6 and
final on my acer aspire 1524 wlmi .
my laptop dont' have floppy.

Anyone has made the kernel acpi for change on the iso e/o has made the
new acpi iso for the acer bug ?
options?
Best regard and sorry for my bad english.
Cespu