[Soekris] net4801 + BIOS 1.28 + disk = no go?

[Igor Sobrado]

In message <1170672019.24607.45.camel at omc-2.omesc.com>, Jules Colding writes:
> Hi,
> 
> I've recently bought myself a net4801-60 without a CF card but with a
> Seagate Momentus ST94813A 40GB disk. I attempted to install OpenBSD 4.0
> on it but to no avail due to disk CRC errors.
> 
> The OpenBSD FAQ(*) explained that this is caused by a faulty cable, a
> broken disk or unreliable hardware. I've replaced the cable and tested
> the disk but the CRC errors persisted. That leaves the hardware...

Hi Jules.

Before booting to the OpenBSD ramdisk try disabling pciide in the
User Kernel Configuration (UKC) prompt.  Just boot the kernel
with the "-c" option (boot -c) and type

  ukc> disable pciide
  ukc> quit

Once OpenBSD is installed, you would be able to boot with pciide
enabled again (just avoid these steps).

Cheers,
Igor.