NetBSD Problem Report #55105

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From: munkees@mac.com
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Subject: Apple iMac 2009 installation hangs
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>Number:         55105
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       Apple iMac 2009 installation hangs
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          support
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Mar 24 19:40:00 +0000 2020
>Last-Modified:  Sat Apr 11 16:20:01 +0000 2020
>Originator:     Warren Hardy
>Release:        9.0
>Organization:
>Environment:
Apple iMac 2009 (late)


>Description:
I boot the USB UEFI I get the screen which gives 2 options

1. Install NetBSD
2. Drop to boot prompt

I select 1

then I get this numbers
18618424+667072+1430080 [888560+1246344*8897601=0x16e30c0
_

the system just hangs.

I tried all the iso and the usb image, those are not recognized by the mac mini's EFI chooser

>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:

>Audit-Trail:
From: coypu@sdf.org
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/55105: Apple iMac 2009 installation hangs
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:29:54 +0000

 This failure looks a lot like booting a 64bit kernel on a 32bit machine,
 I think.

From: Warren Hardy <munkees@mac.com>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/55105: Apple iMac 2009 installation hangs
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 08:01:44 -0700

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 It is a 64bit processor.=20

 2.26 GHz Intel "Core 2 Duo" (P7550)

 Sent from my iPad

 > On Apr 11, 2020, at 5:30 AM, coypu@sdf.org wrote:
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 > =EF=BB=BFThe following reply was made to PR install/55105; it has been not=
 ed by GNATS.
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 > From: coypu@sdf.org
 > To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
 > Cc:=20
 > Subject: Re: install/55105: Apple iMac 2009 installation hangs
 > Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:29:54 +0000
 >=20
 > This failure looks a lot like booting a 64bit kernel on a 32bit machine,
 > I think.
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 kground-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2.26 GHz Intel "Core 2 Duo" (P7550)</spa=
 n><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><bloc=
 kquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 11, 2020, at 5:30 AM, coypu@sdf.org wrote:<br><b=
 r></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<sp=
 an>The following reply was made to PR install/55105; it has been noted by GN=
 ATS.</span><br><span></span><br><span>From: coypu@sdf.org</span><br><span>To=
 : gnats-bugs@netbsd.org</span><br><span>Cc: </span><br><span>Subject: Re: in=
 stall/55105: Apple iMac 2009 installation hangs</span><br><span>Date: Sat, 1=
 1 Apr 2020 12:29:54 +0000</span><br><span></span><br><span> This failure loo=
 ks a lot like booting a 64bit kernel on a 32bit machine,</span><br><span> I t=
 hink.</span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></div></div></body></htm=
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