On Wed, 16 Sep 2026, [email protected] wrote:
- I power on the system, and shortly see the initial NetBSD dialog. On the USB,
it gives me two options: 1 to install NetBSD, or 2 to drop to the boot shell (I
think). On CD it gives me three options: 1 to boot normally, 2 to boot (in a
manner I don't recall), or 3 to drop to the boot shell.
- From either, if I select 1, or just let it time out and do it automatically,
I see a horizontal line of numbers appear, and then the screen goes black,
never to return. There is no flashing of the USB or motion of the CD, and no
key combinations cause anything to happen. I just have to push the power button
to power it off (which is instantaneous). (My successful install on my laptop
was from CD, and after the horizontal line of numbers, I saw normal init
messages.)
Sounds like PR port-amd64/60405.
Any suggestions on how to get the install going?
Try booting in BIOS (ie. CSM) mode.
-RVP
