kern/61055: kernel panics boot + sysinstall

[Phill]

>Number:         61055
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       kernel panics boot + sysinstall
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jan 07 22:10:13 PST 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Phill
>Release:        5.1r
>Organization:
Personal MIS
>Environment:
Can't boot completely
>Description:
A few things going on here...

1. When installing from the 5.1 cd's kernel configuration never shows up.
2. When trying to configure the network if w/sysinstall whenver I choose DHCP, I get a kernel panic. I can configure w/out dhcp
3. When booting kenel panics again trying to bring the eithernet interface up
4. After booting from the CD to do a fix it, kernel panics when trying to write to the hard disk.

Was able to successfully boot once w/out configuring the network if. But  I went straight to setting it up using sysinstall and static IP. And that was it.

Specs: 3com 3c905 NIC, 60GB Maxtor HD


>How-To-Repeat:
I haven't tried reinstalling from scratch yet, every boot either from CD has the same problem and and installed system seems unreachable.
>Fix:
      
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