NetBSD on PReP -- PowerPC Reference Platform (NetBSD/prep)

Tim Rightnour | 11 Mar 2006 07:53

Please boot these test kernels

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)

Even if you suspect your machine may not be supported.. I think some machines
might surprise us.  I think the image is very likely to boot and work fully on
a 7025, and any 7043.  It may also work on machines much more bizzare than
that.  I think the only thing I can guarantee it will not work on is a 64-bit
powerpc.  This will assist me greatly in both figuring out what we can port to
in the future, and if my recent changes are working on all machines we support
currently.

The images are netbootable via bootpd, and that is usually the easiest way to
get them tested.  I think they may be slightly too big to attempt via floppy.

http://www.garbled.net/tmp/prep-boot.fs
http://www.garbled.net/tmp/prep-residual-boot.fs

---
Tim Rightnour <root <at> garbled.net>
NetBSD: Free multi-architecture OS http://www.netbsd.org/
Genecys: Open Source 3D MMORPG: http://www.genecys.org/

Charles Curley | 8 Feb 2007 22:26

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Re: Please boot these test kernels

Tim Rightnour <root <at> garbled.net> writes:

> 
> 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)
> 
> Even if you suspect your machine may not be supported.. I think some machines
> might surprise us.  I think the image is very likely to boot and work fully on
> a 7025, and any 7043.  It may also work on machines much more bizzare than
> that.  I think the only thing I can guarantee it will not work on is a 64-bit
> powerpc.  This will assist me greatly in both figuring out what we can port to
> in the future, and if my recent changes are working on all machines we support
> currently.
> 
> The images are netbootable via bootpd, and that is usually the easiest way to
> get them tested.  I think they may be slightly too big to attempt via floppy.
> 
> http://www.garbled.net/tmp/prep-boot.fs
> http://www.garbled.net/tmp/prep-residual-boot.fs
> 
> ---
> Tim Rightnour <root <at> garbled.net>
> NetBSD: Free multi-architecture OS http://www.netbsd.org/
> Genecys: Open Source 3D MMORPG: http://www.genecys.org/
>

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Charles Curley | 8 Feb 2007 22:18

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Re: Please boot these test kernels

Tim Rightnour <root <at> garbled.net> writes:

> 
> 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)
> 
> Even if you suspect your machine may not be supported.. I think some machines
> might surprise us.  I think the image is very likely to boot and work fully on
> a 7025, and any 7043.  It may also work on machines much more bizzare than
> that.  I think the only thing I can guarantee it will not work on is a 64-bit
> powerpc.  This will assist me greatly in both figuring out what we can port to
> in the future, and if my recent changes are working on all machines we support
> currently.
> 
> The images are netbootable via bootpd, and that is usually the easiest way to
> get them tested.  I think they may be slightly too big to attempt via floppy.
> 
> http://www.garbled.net/tmp/prep-boot.fs
> http://www.garbled.net/tmp/prep-residual-boot.fs
> 
> ---
> Tim Rightnour <root <at> garbled.net>
> NetBSD: Free multi-architecture OS http://www.netbsd.org/
> Genecys: Open Source 3D MMORPG: http://www.genecys.org/
>

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Tim Rightnour | 8 Feb 2007 22:44

Re: Please boot these test kernels


On 08-Feb-2007 Charles Curley wrote:
> Model: 000000000000000000000000000(e2)

What kind of machine was this?

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Tim Rightnour <root <at> garbled.net>
NetBSD: Free multi-architecture OS http://www.netbsd.org/
Genecys: Open Source 3D MMORPG: http://www.genecys.org/

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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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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tschüß,
       Jochen

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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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Tim Rightnour | 11 May 2006 19:16

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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Tim Rightnour <root <at> garbled.net>
NetBSD: Free multi-architecture OS http://www.netbsd.org/
Genecys: Open Source 3D MMORPG: http://www.genecys.org/

Tim Rightnour | 11 May 2006 10:08

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.

---
Tim Rightnour <root <at> garbled.net>
NetBSD: Free multi-architecture OS http://www.netbsd.org/
Genecys: Open Source 3D MMORPG: http://www.genecys.org/

Vakvarju@Nydus | 27 Mar 2006 10:41

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Re: Please boot these test kernels

I tried to boot prep-residual-boot.fs on my 7025 F50.
I got the following message:
PreP BOOT: Unable to load PreP image

Regards,

Andras Csepinszky

Cory Bajus | 14 Mar 2006 22:09

Re: Please boot these test kernels

On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 11:53:20PM -0700, 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.

Here are the boot messages for the first kernel on a 7025-F30:

>> NetBSD/prep BOOT, Revision 1.5
>> (builds <at> build, Mon Dec  6 00:12:27 UTC 2004)

Boot: Loading in()
2943848+217904 [183072+168631]=0x35a014
start=0x100000

Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
    The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.

NetBSD 3.99.16 (GENERIC) #92: Fri Mar 10 23:28:25 MST 2006
        root <at> hadar:/usr/obj/sys/arch/prep/compile/GENERIC
Model: IBM Model 7025F30 (c4ED)
total memory = 256 MB
avail memory = 244 MB
mainbus0 (root)
cpu0 at mainbus0: 604 (Revision 3.7), ID 0 (primary)
cpu0: HID0 c084<ICE,DCE,SGE,BHT>
cpu0: 129.03 MHz
pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: indirect configuration space access
pci0: i/o space, memory space enabled

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Tim Rightnour | 14 Mar 2006 22:52

Re: Please boot these test kernels


On 14-Mar-2006 Cory Bajus wrote:
> Here are the boot messages for the first kernel on a 7025-F30:

Wow.. thats *awesome*  it just works.  :)

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Tim Rightnour <root <at> garbled.net>
NetBSD: Free multi-architecture OS http://www.netbsd.org/
Genecys: Open Source 3D MMORPG: http://www.genecys.org/

Cory Bajus | 14 Mar 2006 23:03

Re: Please boot these test kernels

On Tue, Mar 14, 2006 at 02:52:13PM -0700, Tim Rightnour wrote:
> 
> On 14-Mar-2006 Cory Bajus wrote:
> > Here are the boot messages for the first kernel on a 7025-F30:
> 
> Wow.. thats *awesome*  it just works.  :)

Yes, I was impressed too - I'll set up a proper diskless environment
and try going multiuser tomorrow (if time permits).

Cory.

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