At Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:25:17 -0800, "Greg A. Woods" <wo...@planix.ca> wrote: Subject: unable to boot amd64-uefi-install from USB stick on a MacBook2,1 > > However no matter which option I selected, including a "boot netbsd -vs" > from the boot prompt, would do anything more than load the kernel (I see > the various section size numbers, with a nearly invisible spinner), then > it clears the screen, then hangs solid -- just the little un-blinking > cursor in the "top middle" of the screen and the keyboard goes > unresponsive and a full multi-second press on the power switch is > necessary to shut it off.
So, I've since tried a number of different builds of amd64-uefi images,
from 8.0, my own builds, and several release candidates and daily
builds, none with any luck.
I did manage to boot a daily build on a MacBook Pro I was using over the
weekend, and it worked A-OK.
However in searching related things I just came across a reminder about
memory issues on this particular model of MacBook2,1. It originally
shipped with 2x1GB memory modules. At some point I upgraded it to 2x2GB
modules. Under MacOS it only uses 3GB for some reason (though the
hardware info clearly shows 4GB installed).
Is it possible there's a quirky physical memory map on this machine that
NetBSD might be having problems with?
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Greg A. Woods <gwo...@acm.org>
Kelowna, BC +1 250 762-7675 RoboHack <wo...@robohack.ca>
Planix, Inc. <wo...@planix.com> Avoncote Farms <wo...@avoncote.ca>
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