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Fabian La Maestra | 10 Aug 2009 02:48
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z50 keeps halting [freezing] after about 45 seconds installer runtime

Hello,

I recently was trying to install NetBSD for hpcmips 5.0.1 onto my z50.
I notice that the 5.0.1 install kernal will freeze randomly [also
tried 4.0.1 and 3.0.2 ] within the install proccess while selcting
menu options or anything in between. I don't have this problem with
the 1.5.x install kernal.

Could someone try loading this install kernal with pbsdboot and seeing
if you also have this freezing problem? [need to go through the enitre
install to make sure]

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-5.0/hpcmips/installation/netbsd.gz

Also, if I launch the installer kernal and let it sit at any install
menu [or even try to
run through  the install quickly].. my z50 keeps halting [freezing]
after about 45 seconds of runtime.

Thanks,
Fabian
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Fabian La Maestra | 10 Aug 2009 05:32
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Re: z50 keeps halting [freezing] after about 45 seconds installer runtime

Never mind on the install freeze issue.

Turns out I finally saw what this was about. My z50 battery was going
from low-to-critical, to-forced-suspend within the BSD power
management functions and this was cutting out all CF and wireless
resources spontaneously.  Without the battery connected I am still
having these problems.. I think this unit requires a working battery
or the NetBSD APC thinks it's running out of juice.

This would happen to me about 45 seconds after launching any install
kernel except 1.5. I suspect the 1.5 install kernal does not have an
APC module because that one went through without stopping. Even 1.6.2
was failing..

Thanks,
F.
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