Re: page fault in RAMDISK_CD kernel on latest snapshot

[Nick Holland <nick_(_at_)_holland-consulting_(_dot_)_net>]

Jason Crawford wrote:
> I am trying to install the latest snapshot from ftp.usa.openbsd.org
> for i386, and I get a page fault before it shows the install menu. I
> have 3.6-stable running fine on the exact same hardware, both dmesg's
> below.

uh...interesting "hardware" there:

> cd0 at scsibus0 targ 0 lun 0: <NECVMWar, VMware IDE CDR10, 1.00> SCSI0
...
> vga1 at pci0 dev 15 function 0 "VMware Virtual SVGA II" rev 0x00

Out of curiosity, does this snapshot work on the actual HARDWARE, rather
than the vmware simulator?

It took me a while to figure out why you stuck such an old NIC and SCSI
adapter were doing on such a fast, new machine. :)

Properly defining the nature of the problem will often help get the
right people's attention.  Refering to VMWare as "hardware" is
misleading...probably had a lot of people who should be investigating
this tune out when they glance at the first few lines of your dmesg and
think, "I got nothing like this"...

Nick.
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