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From: George Georgalis <george@metrumrg.com>
To: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
Cc: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org, port-amd64-maintainer@NetBSD.org,
	gnats-admin@NetBSD.org, netbsd-bugs@NetBSD.org,
	install-manager@NetBSD.org
Subject: Re: port-amd64/34259: no ps2 hardware means show stopper when usb fails
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:49:56 -0400

 On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 10:28:20PM +0200, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
 >On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 04:18:38PM -0400, George Georgalis wrote:
 >> On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 10:00:35PM +0200, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
 >> >On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 03:43:11PM -0400, George Georgalis wrote:
 >> >> Is it possible for someone to make me a 3.1_RC1 install ISO with
 >> >> installboot console=com1 and =com2 kernels available? It would
 >> >
 >> >Hum, just thinking about it, does the kernel see com2 ?
 >> >I see that amd64 GENERIC and INSTALL have only com0 and com1.
 >> 
 >> The blade with an issue has only com2 available.
 >
 >So you'll need custom kernels anyway
 
 confirmed, all I got is:
 com0	at isa? port 0x3f8 irq 4	# Standard PC serial ports
 com1	at isa? port 0x2f8 irq 3
 
 in netbsd-3-0 HEAD INSTALL
 http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/sys/arch/amd64/conf/INSTALL?rev=1.27.2.9&content-type=text/plain&only_with_tag=netbsd-3-0
 
 >> On another USB only amd64 with an otherwise working install,
 >> com1 is the available serial port, and it does the same thing...
 >> boots to VGA after checksum to serial.
 >
 >Did you check that the kernel does actually see com1 ?
 
 Well in my 3.1_RC1 amd64 1-u host with a successful install.
 
 NetBSD rock 3.1_RC1 NetBSD 3.1_RC1 (GENERIC) #0: Sun Aug 20 22:47:46 UTC 2006  builds@b1.netbsd.org:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3-1-RC1/amd64/200608202102Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3-1-RC1/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC amd64
 
 http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/arch/amd64/conf/GENERIC?f=u&only_with_tag=netbsd-3-0&logsort=date
 
 I see the same conf,
 
 com0	at isa? port 0x3f8 irq 4	# Standard PC serial ports
 com1	at isa? port 0x2f8 irq 3
 
 and consdev com1, switches to VGA after the kernel checksum there
 too. humm, better check dmesg... woha, I have com0 not com1 on the
 1-u amd64 (dmesg below).  So I try that.
 
 > consdev com0
 
 
 >> NetBSD/amd64 BIOS Boot, Revision 3.2
 >> (riz@b2.netbsd.org, Thu Jul 13 20:05:49 UTC 2006)
 >> Memory: 612/2094976 k
 > boot hd1a:netbsd
 booting hd1a:netbsd
 6405232+670512+375440 [472512+288327]=0x8d5688
 
 and no more on serial, this time no boot messages to VGA either,
 but I do get a getty on VGA at boot completion.
 
 Not sure, so I revisit bios, and find Console Redirection is
 available only to COM1 or SMDC (a service processor to provide
 net access to console, which connects to a sata backplane
 with custom cables).
 
 So, there may be a numbering problem which I hope/suspect is not
 really a problem; I opened the case and found a "COM2" jack which
 will require special cables to try but I would be surprised if this
 sunfire x2100 had a non working serial jack on the back because
 the "standard equipment" service processor intercepted it via the
 backplane.
 
 So (no more amd64s laying around to try), it still looks like
 booting GENERIC/INSTALL kernels to serial on amd64 does not work,
 regardless of the secondary configuration issue, for com2, on the
 blade hardware.
 
 Is there some kernel option not in GENERIC, I can check/try?
 Should I order a cable to try the onboard serial port?
 
 // George
 
 
 NetBSD 3.1_RC1 (GENERIC) #0: Sun Aug 20 22:47:46 UTC 2006
 	builds@b1.netbsd.org:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3-1-RC1/amd64/200608202102Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3-1-RC1/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC
 total memory = 2046 MB
 avail memory = 1952 MB
 mainbus0 (root)
 mainbus0: Intel MP Specification (Version 1.4) (OEM00000 PROD00000000)
 cpu0 at mainbus0: apid 0 (boot processor)
 cpu0: AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 148, 2211.45 MHz
 cpu0: features: e7dbfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR>
 cpu0: features: e7dbfbff<PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,MPC,NOX,MMXX,MMX>
 cpu0: features: e7dbfbff<FXSR,SSE,SSE2,LONG,3DNOW2,3DNOW>
 cpu0: I-cache 64 KB 64B/line 2-way, D-cache 64 KB 64B/line 2-way
 cpu0: L2 cache 1 MB 64B/line 16-way
 cpu0: ITLB 32 4 KB entries fully associative, 8 4 MB entries fully associative
 cpu0: DTLB 32 4 KB entries fully associative, 8 4 MB entries fully associative
 cpu0: calibrating local timer
 cpu0: apic clock running at 201 MHz
 cpu0: 16 page colors
 mpbios: bus 0 is type PCI   
 mpbios: bus 1 is type PCI   
 mpbios: bus 2 is type PCI   
 mpbios: bus 3 is type PCI   
 mpbios: bus 4 is type PCI   
 mpbios: bus 5 is type PCI   
 mpbios: bus 6 is type ISA   
 ioapic0 at mainbus0 apid 2 (I/O APIC)
 ioapic0: pa 0xfec00000, version 11, 24 pins
 ioapic0: conflicting map entries for pin 0
 pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1
 pci0: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, rd/mult, wr/inv ok
 NVIDIA product 0x005e (miscellaneous memory, revision 0xa3) at pci0 dev 0 function 0 not configured
 pcib0 at pci0 dev 1 function 0
 pcib0: NVIDIA product 0x0050 (rev. 0xa3)
 NVIDIA nForce4 SMBus (SMBus serial bus, revision 0xa2) at pci0 dev 1 function 1 not configured
 ohci0 at pci0 dev 2 function 0: NVIDIA product 0x005a (rev. 0xa2)
 ohci0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 10 (irq 10)
 ohci0: OHCI version 1.0, legacy support
 usb0 at ohci0: USB revision 1.0
 uhub0 at usb0
 uhub0: NVIDIA OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
 uhub0: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered
 NVIDIA product 0x005b (USB serial bus, interface 0x20, revision 0xa3) at pci0 dev 2 function 1 not configured
 viaide0 at pci0 dev 6 function 0
 viaide0: NVIDIA nForce4 IDE Controller (rev. 0xf2)
 viaide0: bus-master DMA support present
 viaide0: primary channel configured to compatibility mode
 viaide0: primary channel interrupting at ioapic0 pin 14 (irq 14)
 atabus0 at viaide0 channel 0
 viaide0: secondary channel configured to compatibility mode
 viaide0: secondary channel interrupting at ioapic0 pin 15 (irq 15)
 atabus1 at viaide0 channel 1
 viaide1 at pci0 dev 7 function 0
 viaide1: NVIDIA nForce4 Serial ATA Controller (rev. 0xf3)
 viaide1: bus-master DMA support present
 viaide1: primary channel wired to native-PCI mode
 viaide1: using ioapic0 pin 11 (irq 11) for native-PCI interrupt
 atabus2 at viaide1 channel 0
 viaide1: secondary channel wired to native-PCI mode
 atabus3 at viaide1 channel 1
 viaide2 at pci0 dev 8 function 0
 viaide2: NVIDIA nForce4 Serial ATA Controller (rev. 0xf3)
 viaide2: bus-master DMA support present
 viaide2: primary channel wired to native-PCI mode
 viaide2: using ioapic0 pin 10 (irq 10) for native-PCI interrupt
 atabus4 at viaide2 channel 0
 viaide2: secondary channel wired to native-PCI mode
 atabus5 at viaide2 channel 1
 ppb0 at pci0 dev 9 function 0: NVIDIA product 0x005c (rev. 0xa2)
 pci1 at ppb0 bus 1
 pci1: i/o space, memory space enabled
 vga0 at pci1 dev 5 function 0: ATI Technologies Rage XL (rev. 0x27)
 wsdisplay0 at vga0 kbdmux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation)
 wsmux1: connecting to wsdisplay0
 nfe0 at pci0 dev 10 function 0: ioapic0 pin 3 (irq 3), address 00:e0:81:5c:f2:e9
 makphy0 at nfe0 phy 1: Marvell 88E1111 Gigabit PHY, rev. 2
 makphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseT, 1000baseT-FDX, auto
 ppb1 at pci0 dev 11 function 0: NVIDIA product 0x005d (rev. 0xa3)
 pci2 at ppb1 bus 2
 pci2: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
 ppb2 at pci0 dev 12 function 0: NVIDIA product 0x005d (rev. 0xa3)
 pci3 at ppb2 bus 3
 pci3: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
 ppb3 at pci0 dev 13 function 0: NVIDIA product 0x005d (rev. 0xa3)
 pci4 at ppb3 bus 4
 pci4: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
 bge0 at pci4 dev 0 function 0: Broadcom BCM5721 Gigabit Ethernet
 bge0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 5 (irq 5)
 bge0: PCI-Express DMA setting 0x76180000, expected 0x76180000
 bge0: ASIC BCM5751 A1 (0x4101), Ethernet address 00:e0:81:5c:f2:ea
 bge0: setting short Tx thresholds
 brgphy0 at bge0 phy 1: BCM5750 1000BASE-T media interface, rev. 0
 brgphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseT, 1000baseT-FDX, auto
 ppb4 at pci0 dev 14 function 0: NVIDIA product 0x005d (rev. 0xa3)
 pci5 at ppb4 bus 5
 pci5: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
 pchb0 at pci0 dev 24 function 0
 pchb0: Advanced Micro Devices AMD64 HyperTransport configuration (rev. 0x00)
 pchb1 at pci0 dev 24 function 1
 pchb1: Advanced Micro Devices AMD64 Address Map configuration (rev. 0x00)
 pchb2 at pci0 dev 24 function 2
 pchb2: Advanced Micro Devices AMD64 DRAM configuration (rev. 0x00)
 pchb3 at pci0 dev 24 function 3
 pchb3: Advanced Micro Devices AMD64 Miscellaneous configuration (rev. 0x00)
 isa0 at pcib0
 com0 at isa0 port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4: ns16550a, working fifo
 pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60-0x64
 pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot)
 pckbc0: using irq 1 for kbd slot
 wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0
 pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61
 midi0 at pcppi0: PC speaker
 sysbeep0 at pcppi0
 ioapic0: enabling
 Kernelized RAIDframe activated
 atapibus0 at atabus0: 2 targets
 cd0 at atapibus0 drive 0: <MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8178, , PZ16> cdrom removable
 cd0: 32-bit data port
 cd0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 4 (Ultra/66)
 cd0(viaide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 4 (Ultra/66) (using DMA)
 uhub1 at uhub0 port 7
 uhub1: Dell Dell USB Keyboard Hub, class 9/0, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 2
 uhub1: 3 ports with 2 removable, bus powered
 uhidev0 at uhub1 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0
 uhidev0: Dell Dell USB Keyboard Hub, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 3, iclass 3/1
 ukbd0 at uhidev0
 wskbd1 at ukbd0 mux 1
 wskbd1: connecting to wsdisplay0
 uhidev1 at uhub1 port 1 configuration 1 interface 1
 uhidev1: Dell Dell USB Keyboard Hub, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 3, iclass 3/0
 uhidev1: 3 report ids
 uhid0 at uhidev1 reportid 1: input=1, output=0, feature=0
 uhid1 at uhidev1 reportid 2: input=1, output=0, feature=0
 uhid2 at uhidev1 reportid 3: input=3, output=0, feature=0
 wd0 at atabus2 drive 0: <ST380013AS>
 wd0: drive supports 16-sector PIO transfers, LBA48 addressing
 wd0: 76319 MB, 155061 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 156301488 sectors
 wd0: 32-bit data port
 wd0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 6 (Ultra/133)
 wd0(viaide1:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 6 (Ultra/133) (using DMA)
 wd1 at atabus3 drive 0: <ST380013AS>
 wd1: drive supports 16-sector PIO transfers, LBA48 addressing
 wd1: 76319 MB, 155061 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 156301488 sectors
 wd1: 32-bit data port
 wd1: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 6 (Ultra/133)
 wd1(viaide1:1:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 6 (Ultra/133) (using DMA)
 boot device: wd1
 root on wd1a dumps on wd1b
 root file system type: ffs
 wsdisplay0: screen 1 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
 wsdisplay0: screen 2 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
 wsdisplay0: screen 3 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
 wsdisplay0: screen 4 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
 
 
 
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