headers
Pete | 2 Jul 2003 19:45

Restore CD / Qube 2 / tlp failure?

I decided to finally put something less archaic on the Qube 2
and in digging around found the restore cd.  How could I pass it up.

Anyway, I'm getting some sort of failure with the NIC drivers, which is
odd as other people don't seem to have mentioned this since back in 2001.
(I dug through the archives to find similar instances).   Here's a dump
from the console:

Cobalt Microserver Diagnostics - 'We serve it, you surf it'
Built Tue May 25 15:58:41 PDT 1999

[snip]

pci0 at gt0
pci0: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0: Galileo GT-64111 System Controller, rev
1 tlp0 at pci0 dev 7 function 0: DECchip 21143 Ethernet, pass 4.1
tlp0: sorry, unable to handle your board

[snip]

VIA Technologies VT83C572 USB Controller (USB serial bus, revision 0x02)
at pci0
 dev 9 function 2 not configured
tlp1 at pci0 dev 12 function 0: DECchip 21143 Ethernet, pass 4.1
tlp1: sorry, unable to handle your board
lcd0 at mainbus0boot device: <unknown>
root device:

Thanks,
(Continue reading)

Permalink | Reply | 1 comment |
headers
Dennis Chernoivanov | 2 Jul 2003 20:30

Re: Restore CD / Qube 2 / tlp failure?


Sounds like PR #20702 to me. Please check the following image:

 http://only.mawhrin.net/~cdi/netbsd/cobalt/tulipfix/image.iso.gz

SY,
--cdi

On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 01:45:56PM -0400, Pete wrote:
> I decided to finally put something less archaic on the Qube 2
> and in digging around found the restore cd.  How could I pass it up.
> 
> Anyway, I'm getting some sort of failure with the NIC drivers, which is
> odd as other people don't seem to have mentioned this since back in 2001.
> (I dug through the archives to find similar instances).   Here's a dump
> from the console:
> 
> 
> Cobalt Microserver Diagnostics - 'We serve it, you surf it'
> Built Tue May 25 15:58:41 PDT 1999
> 
> [snip]
> 
> pci0 at gt0
> pci0: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
> pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0: Galileo GT-64111 System Controller, rev
> 1 tlp0 at pci0 dev 7 function 0: DECchip 21143 Ethernet, pass 4.1
> tlp0: sorry, unable to handle your board
> 
> [snip]
(Continue reading)

Permalink | Reply | 0 comments |
headers
Frank Mattes | 7 Jul 2003 14:34
Picon
Picon
Favicon

help with running dhcp client

Dear Cobalt cube reader,

I had to install my cube again with the excellent install netBSD CD. 
Because I have no reccord from the last install I'm lost how / what 
to change that the cube is picking up all the network parameter from 
a dhcp server. In addition, I think, our dhcp server is running under 
windows 2000 which might makes the live more complicated.

If anyone could send me advise how to set up the client, this would be great.

Yours
Frank
--

-- 
Frank Mattes, MD			e-mail:	f.mattes <at> ucl.ac.uk
Department of Virology			fax	0044(0)207 8302854
Royal Free Hospital and 			tel	0044(0)207 8302997
University College Medical School
London
Permalink | Reply | 1 comment |
headers
André FAURE | 7 Jul 2003 14:50

Re: help with running dhcp client

On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 13:34:57 +0100, Frank Mattes <f.mattes <at> ucl.ac.uk>
wrote:

> Dear Cobalt cube reader,
> 
> I had to install my cube again with the excellent install netBSD CD. 
> Because I have no reccord from the last install I'm lost how / what 
> to change that the cube is picking up all the network parameter from 
> a dhcp server. In addition, I think, our dhcp server is running under 
> windows 2000 which might makes the live more complicated.
> 
> If anyone could send me advise how to set up the client, this would be
> great.

hi

I just put thi in /etc/dhclient.conf
interface "tlp1" {
   script "/sbin/dhclient-script";
}
(dhcp is connected to the second interface)

and added to /etc/rc.conf
dhclient=YES

Yet this won't set the resolv.conf, so you have to edit it.
But DNSs don't change everyday. 8)

regards.
(Continue reading)

Permalink | Reply | 0 comments |
headers
Frank Mattes | 8 Jul 2003 14:12
Picon
Picon
Favicon

help with two ethernet ports

Dear Cobalt Cube user,

as you might know I have some problems to set up the dhclient on my 
cube. The cube had (as most cibes) the cobalt linux installed and was 
connected by the ethernet port 1 to our LAN. At set time he picked up 
the internet address from our dhcp server. I tried with your help now 
the same thing under netBSD 1.6. However so far no success.I looked 
through the dmesg file and noticed that netBsd assigns the MAC 
address / eternet ports just different.
tlp0 had comes up with the MAC address of the port2 under linux and
tlp1 gets the MAC address from port 1 of linux

I think this is the reason why I can;t bring the client to work. 
Connecting the cube to our LAN by the port 2 didn't help either, 
because it looks like that the dhcp request gets only send out by 
port 1.
Because I'm by no mean a netBSD / Unix eppert, I might be wrong, but 
it would be great if someone could confirm my observation.

Yours

Frank

PS: Setting up the ip / network settings static works - so in a way 
its only a cosmetic problem
--

--
Permalink | Reply | 0 comments |
headers
Ray Dekens | 16 Jul 2003 10:13
Favicon

Qube 2700

Hi,
time for an update on the continuing saga of the 2700WG.
I've been unable to locate anyone who actually has a running 2700 port of
netBSD,
the raq etc is known to run but this does not run on the 2700.

So Dennis C and I have tried an number of kernels, DMA off , console port
dissabled etc.
All to no avail.

During this process I've gotten to the stage of additing the serial
interfacesucessfully to the qube and this allows
action at the bootloader and nomination of differnet kernels etc to be
booted - It doesn't however provide a console to check whats ghoing on.

To this end I've made up a LCD to serial interface which spits everything
sent to the LCD out of a serial port.
Dennis C has built kernels that then send all console output to the LCD.

This was successfully tested last night with the entire console output being
captured on a serial terminal.
It may seem like a long way around but the net result is a qube 2700 with
bootloader control and console output for debugging.

Unfortunately Dennis C is offline for a number of weeks, so progress will
stop temporarily, but at least we now have the required tools to do some
debugging and have  chance at getting it running on the oirginal beasty !!

Anyway for those of you with an original qube - a working port should be
just around the corner.
(Continue reading)

Permalink | Reply | 0 comments |
headers
Fisher, Dave (IBM | 16 Jul 2003 10:34

Qube2 & NetBSD recovery disk.

Being almost a complete NetBSD n00b I've been looking to run the NetBSD
"recovery" CD provided kindly by Dennis Chernoivanov  but I'm getting an
error on the console along the lines of "tlp0: sorry, unable to handle your
board" and then a little later "tlp1: sorry, unable to handle your board".

Now, I've read that this is something to do with the NetBSD Ethernet driver
querying the SROM of the Qube and not finding what it expects. I've also
ready that someone has a "fixed" version of the CD, my question is, can I
download this from anywhere?

Many thanks for any/all assistance, thanks also to Dennis Chernoivanov for
breathing life back into my old Qube2... it was a sad day when, due to lack
of disk space, I had to retire it.

Dave Fisher.
Permalink | Reply | 1 comment |
headers
Marcel | 16 Jul 2003 10:50
Picon

Re: Qube2 & NetBSD recovery disk.

> Being almost a complete NetBSD n00b I've been looking to run the NetBSD
> "recovery" CD provided kindly by Dennis Chernoivanov  but I'm getting an
> error on the console along the lines of "tlp0: sorry, unable to handle
your
> board" and then a little later "tlp1: sorry, unable to handle your board".
>
> Now, I've read that this is something to do with the NetBSD Ethernet
driver
> querying the SROM of the Qube and not finding what it expects. I've also
> ready that someone has a "fixed" version of the CD, my question is, can I
> download this from anywhere?
>
> Many thanks for any/all assistance, thanks also to Dennis Chernoivanov for
> breathing life back into my old Qube2... it was a sad day when, due to
lack
> of disk space, I had to retire it.
>
> Dave Fisher.

Hi Dave,

I've had those faults when booting a Raq2, it was fixed by dennis with a
"driver hack" .
I have two options for you:

1. I can send you the changed file so you can add that to your iso.
2. I copy the CD (version 1.6P) and send that to your home adress.
3. I can lookup the url where I've downloaded it.

I don't have that much bandwith to upload such a file, and option one and
(Continue reading)

Permalink | Reply | 0 comments |
headers
Rick | 16 Jul 2003 12:59
Picon

Recovery CD

Hi All, 
I would like to know if is there a NetBSD recovery CD someth like that 
of the Cobalt OS Restore CD for a Raq 2.

Kindly Advise

Rick
Permalink | Reply | 3 comments |
headers
Marcel | 16 Jul 2003 13:03
Picon

Re: Recovery CD


> Hi All, 
> I would like to know if is there a NetBSD recovery CD someth like that 
> of the Cobalt OS Restore CD for a Raq 2.
> 
> Kindly Advise
> 
> Rick 

There is indeed aan NetBSD Cobalt recovery CD, it is made by Dennis C.

Marcel
Permalink | Reply | 2 comments |

Gmane