Bug 13630

Summary: system halts after npx0 detected on 3.2 install
Product: Base System Reporter: james-hunsaker <james-hunsaker>
Component: kernAssignee: freebsd-bugs (Nobody) <bugs>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: Unspecified   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   

Description james-hunsaker 1999-09-08 03:10:01 UTC 
System halts on install after

npx0 on motherboard
npx0: INT 16 interface

is displayed.
Have tried setting flag 7, but still halts.
Have tried setting flag 1, but still halts.
Have tried disabling npx0, but halts after vga0.
Comment 1 james-hunsaker 1999-09-10 02:32:24 UTC 
Tried using the 3.3 RC floppies and it booted the first time fine, however I
had to quit the install.  When I tried booting using the same identical
floppies an hour later, the old behavior came back.  It still freezes after
displaying

npx0 on motherboard
npx0: INT 16 interface

I configured the kernel EXACTLY the same way I did before when it worked.
Also, I notice that before the install program comes up, it reports that
RTC? memory doesn't match up with bios memory so using bios instead.  It
reports this twice, but I can't get the exact error because it goes so fast.
Comment 2 wganz 2000-02-22 13:50:04 UTC 
I am trying to install FreeBSD3.4 on a  Compaq Deskpro 575(16mg/400mgHD).
The only difference from factory configuration is that I put a SCSI ZIP on
it to load \FreeBSD
                                                            \FreeBSD\bin

\FreeBSD\floppies

\FreeBSD\manpages

\FreeBSD\packages

Naturally packages was subset of the full CDROM.

I am not interested in XWindows on it and a CLI with bash "is good enough"
for my purposes.  .:.  the HD space limitations are not an acute problem but
an annoyance.

I ftp'd the latest 3.4 release since it was released after I got my 3.2 book
so I am using the 3.2 book & the 3.4 errata & release notes from
FreeBSD.org.

Problem definition:
Computer will boot & run Win3.1 without problem. Accesses ZIP drive & can
copy to \FreeBSD desired files.
.:.  we know that basic hardware works

Create kernel & mfsroot floppies & boot in that sequence to installation
screen.

Installation dies at:
npx0 on motherboard
npx0 INT 16 interface
<<dies here>>

rtfm & rtfFAQ to find Problem Reports misc/13378 & kern/13630

now try the "flags npx0 1" incantation
config>visual
remove conflicts
Q Yes and
npx0 on motherboard
npx0 INT 16 interface
<<dies here>>

now try the "flags npx0 -1" incantation {{ done for lack of better ideas }}
config>visual
remove conflicts
Q Yes and
npx0 on motherboard
npx0 INT 16 interface
<<dies here>>

now try the "flags npx0 7" incantation
remove conflicts
Q Yes and
npx0 on motherboard
npx0 INT 16 interface
<<dies here>>

now try the "disable npx0" incantation
remove conflicts
Q Yes and
vga0 at 0x360-0x3df maddr 0xa0000 msize 131072 on isa
<<dies here>>
Comment 3 iedowse freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-06-07 01:43:57 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->feedback


Is this still a problem in more recent releases?
Comment 4 iedowse freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-06-07 13:47:37 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: feedback->closed


Submitter has not tried booting more recent releases on the problem 
machine, so without any further information, I'll assume the issue 
is resolved.