The rev 1.4 changelog:
> Disable a sanity check output buffer != NULL in _STANDALONE case.
> Some kernels are loaded at address 0x0 by bootloaders and
> output buffer address could be zero in such case.
>
> Fixes "read text" errors on loading install floppy of NetBSD/news68k 4.0,
> reported by KIYOHARA Takashi on port-news68k.
This problem may also affect other m68k ports which use a gzipped install
kernel and kernel text address located at PA 0x0.
Should be pulled up to netbsd-8.