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Tim Rightnour | 3 May 2006 20:24
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Prep TODO list and soft interrupts

I've just completed support for generic soft interrupt support for the prep
port.  This should give the prep port access to a few of the pseudo-devices
that were previously unusable on the port.

That being completed.. I'm revising the TODO list, and adding/deleting a few
things.. here is the current list, in no particular order:

1) Support for RS6k/CHRP style machines, ie the mcp750 and 7025-F40
2) X server support for the 7248
3) Bootable CDROM image
4) Audio support for the machines that have it via pnpbus
5) pnpbus attachment for the we network card.
6) support for evcnt(9)
7) A generic selector bootloader that lets the user pick from VGA/com0 on
startup, similar to how AIX does it..  this is primarily for sysinst.
8) Create pnpbus device for the PCMCIA on the thinkpad
9) Webpage FAQ and cleanup
10) floppy support (don't hold your breath)
11) SMP support (dependant on #1)
12) Code cleanup, de __P'ing of some of the include files, removal of old
softint support.

Done:
Powerstack E1 support
F30 support tested and working, with boot device detection
Generic soft interrupts

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Jim Collins | 4 May 2006 10:04
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7024

After seeing the post about NetBSD being available for the 7024-E40, I
have attempted this feat.

Attempts:

(All rawwrite floppys)

sysinst.fs (3.0 )  - I keep getting kicked back to the SMS screen to
select boot device

sysinst.fs (1.6) - I get to the screen of RS/6000 "Loading Software -
Please wait" - I wait but after 2 days still nothing.

Between these 2 points I have tried most every other sysinst.fs
available and the best response I get is with the  1.6 version.

This machine was recently taken out of service after faithfully running AIX
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Tim Rightnour | 4 May 2006 11:38
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RE: 7024


On 04-May-2006 Jim Collins wrote:
> (All rawwrite floppys)
> 
> sysinst.fs (3.0 )  - I keep getting kicked back to the SMS screen to
> select boot device

Hrmm.. there are a couple of problems here:

First.. if you were using the 3.0 sysinst, it definately won't work.  3.0
doesn't run on the 7024. Only -current does.  You can find a -current build on
ftp.netbsd.org, as the automation usually builds new versions of it daily.

The second problem is, I don't think the sysinst.fs image fit on a floppy in
3.0.. and I know for a fact it currently doesn't in -current.  The only
reliable way to boot the installer for now is via netboot.

All that being said, you said you have an E40?  I wasn't aware they made an
E40.. I know of the 20 and 30.. but know nothing of the 40..

If you get a -current sysinst.fs image, and netboot it, I think you will find
it should work.. if not.. I'd be very interested in the results to try and
figure out why.

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Jim Collins | 10 May 2006 07:42
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Re: 7024


Jim Collins <jim.radar <at> gmail.com> writes:

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> After seeing the post about NetBSD being available for the 7024-E40, I
> have attempted this feat.
> 

Progress is being made as follows:

1: Able to netboot sysinst_com0.fs
2: Terminal is a 3153 - to change type to VT100 -
"CTRL and the - key on keypad" and then select VT100
Only problem is that if you leave it there you can't see the SMS and Prep boot
up screens.
3: /sysinst has problems with the MBR and doesn't see the Prep boot or says it
is too small??

I have been following this procedure:

http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-prep/2005/01/25/0002.html

I get through everything but the "edit MBR" portion.

Any suggestions?

Regards,

Jim
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Tim Rightnour | 10 May 2006 10:24
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Re: 7024


On 10-May-2006 Jim Collins wrote:
> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-prep/2005/01/25/0002.html
> 
> I get through everything but the "edit MBR" portion.

Oops.. thats your problem.  That procedure is correct for 3.0 and earlier
versions of NetBSD/prep, but the bleeding egde one is much improved.  Sysinst
now actually just works right out of the box with no crazy manual steps.  In
your case, the manual steps in those instructions were building the system in a
way sysinst then couldn't figure out. (the new disk layout sysinst generates is
much nicer, and allows for much easier upgrading in the future)

Try again.. but this time, just let sysinst do it's thing.  You should be able
to complete the whole installation with just that.

As for your terminal problem.. hrmm..  You might be able to set the term type
to ibm3151 instead of vt100, though honestly I've never tried, and I don't know
if sysinst would like being run in that terminal type.  It's worth a shot
though.

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Patrick Finnegan | 11 May 2006 07:26

Re: Please boot these test kernels

On Saturday 11 March 2006 01:53, Tim Rightnour wrote:
> I have prepared two test images for people to try out.  The first one
> is a standard GENERIC kernel.  The second image is the same kernel
> with RESIDUAL_DATA_DUMP enabled.
>
> I would greatly appreciate it if anyone with an RS/6000 machine try
> booting the residual dumping image on thier machine, and either email
> the output to me, or the list.  (I want to know about both failures,
> and success please)
...

I tried both of these images, and those at:
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-3/200605010000Z/prep/installation/floppy
(the sysinst_com0.fs one, anyhow), on my 7025-F40.  I get the following 
when trying to boot them (this is the only output)

DEFAULT CATCH!, code=fff00300 at   %SRR0: 03d1d368   %SRR1: 0000b030 

I seem to get the exact same line with each kernel that I tried.

Ideas?

Pat
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Tim Rightnour | 11 May 2006 10:08
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Re: Please boot these test kernels


On 11-May-2006 Patrick Finnegan wrote:
> I seem to get the exact same line with each kernel that I tried.
> 
> Ideas?

Yeah.. the 7025-F40 needs a bit of work to get supported.  We do run on the
F30, but I'm gonna need some time to cook up support for the F40.   Right now
my primary motivation is to get the port cleaned up for 4.0.  Once thats all in
order, I'll sit down and hack on the F40, and some of the other similar
machines, like the mcp750.

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Jochen Kunz | 11 May 2006 19:02
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Re: Please boot these test kernels

On Thu, 11 May 2006 01:26:23 -0400
Patrick Finnegan <pat <at> computer-refuge.org> wrote:

> DEFAULT CATCH!, code=fff00300 at   %SRR0: 03d1d368   %SRR1: 0000b030 
Is that a machine with OpenFirmware? If yes go to the OF prompt, type
"boot net" as usual and when it aborts with that error type "go". I have
a similar problem with port-ofppc on the 43P-150 and the trick wirh
typing "go" works there.
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Tim Rightnour | 11 May 2006 19:16
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Re: Please boot these test kernels


On 11-May-2006 Jochen Kunz wrote:
> Is that a machine with OpenFirmware? If yes go to the OF prompt, type
> "boot net" as usual and when it aborts with that error type "go". I have
> a similar problem with port-ofppc on the 43P-150 and the trick wirh
> typing "go" works there.

You know what.. he said F40 and I didn't look..  but that looks like the error
Cory got when trying to boot the prep image on an F50.

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Patrick Finnegan | 12 May 2006 06:45

Re: Please boot these test kernels

On Thursday 11 May 2006 13:02, you wrote:
> On Thu, 11 May 2006 01:26:23 -0400
>
> Patrick Finnegan <pat <at> computer-refuge.org> wrote:
> > DEFAULT CATCH!, code=fff00300 at   %SRR0: 03d1d368   %SRR1:
> > 0000b030
>
> Is that a machine with OpenFirmware? If yes go to the OF prompt, type
> "boot net" as usual and when it aborts with that error type "go". I
> have a similar problem with port-ofppc on the 43P-150 and the trick
> wirh typing "go" works there.

Yeah.  I just tried a "go", and that didn't help (just spat out the same 
error message).

Pat
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