Digital 3200 panics on boot with netbsd v1.6.2

From: Bas Keur (viper_at_dmrt.net)
Date: 07/03/04

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    Hi all, i got myself a Digital 3200 dual p2 266Mhz server
    http://h18000.www1.hp.com/legacysupport/digital/svr_3100_abstract.html

    ##It has an Mylex Raid controller##
    DAC960P/PD Fireware Version 3.50-0-27
    DAC960 Memory = 4 Megabytes (EDRAM)

    For some kind of reason the machine seems to hate me.

    OpenBSD 3.5 / Current / Current-SMP > Hangs
    NetBSD 1.6.2 -> Crashes to db (See log)
    FreeBSD 4.5 -> Installs fine then hangs after install.
    Linux (Fedora2) -> Hangs when booting cd/floppy
    Linux (Redhat9) -> Hangs when booting cd/floppy
    WinXP -> After about 4 <!> hours installing (yuch) it *works* :(

    Here is the console output log from my NetBSD attempt.
    http://www.dmrt.net/netbsd.txt

    Things i did:
    Flashed the Server's firware to the latest version.
    Flashed the Raid controller to the latest version.
    Rebuild a fresh Raid 0 / 1 / 5 config
    I all the system diagnoses (raid / server & memory)
    Googled the web for this problem.
    Cried like a baby

    I hope someone could kick me in the right direction.
    Thanks

    -Bas

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