re: port-sparc/37080: second stage boot loader fails on SparcStation 2

[Andreas Gustafsson <gson%gson.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-sparc/37080; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Andreas Gustafsson <gson%gson.org@localhost>
To: matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost,
    port-sparc-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost,
    Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
Subject: re: port-sparc/37080: second stage boot loader fails on SparcStation 2
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 21:57:12 +0200

 Matthew Green wrote:
 > i've built a series of /boot programs between netbsd-3 and netbsd-4.
 > 
 > 	ftp.netbsd.org:/pub/NetBSD/misc/mrg/sparc-boot/
 > 
 > the dates are:
 > 	
 > 2005-02-26
 >         - netbsd-3
 > 2005-04-28
 >         - post promlib strings vs. persist 
 > 2005-06-21
 >         - post raid boot support
 > 2005-07-11
 >         - post dhcp
 > 2005-08-15
 >         - post prompatch (and more) fixes
 > 2006-01-26
 >         - post clean up
 > 2006-11-17
 >         - netbsd-4
 > 
 > i'm going to guess either 2005-04-28 or 2005-06-21 are the culprits,
 > but if you can test any/all of these and tell me which one first fails
 > that can really narrow down the problem.
 
 Thank you for building these.  I have now tested all of them in
 sequence, and the bug only affects the last one (2006-11-17).
 Here's a partial console log showing the transition from working
 to non-working:
 
   gute# cd /
   gute# cp boot.388000-2006-01-26 boot
   gute# installboot /dev/rsd0c /usr/mdec/bootxx /boot
   gute# reboot
   Dec  5 22:31:41 gute reboot: rebooted by root
   Dec  5 22:31:41 gute reboot: rebooted by root
   Dec  5 22:31:41 gute syslogd[190]: Exiting on signal 15
   Desyncing disks... done
   unmounting file systems... done
   rebooting
 
   Can't open input device.
   SPARCstation IPX, No Keyboard
   ROM Rev. 2.4, 64 MB memory installed, Serial #8287715.
   Ethernet address 8:0:20:89:b3:b0, Host ID: 577e75e3.
 
 
   Rebooting with command: 
   Boot device: /sbus/esp@0,800000/sd@3,0:a   File and args: 
   >> NetBSD/sparc Secondary Boot, Revision 1.15
   >> (mrg%xotica.eterna23.net@localhost, Tue Nov 25 12:41:36 UTC 2014)
   Booting netbsd
   4085568+150176 [261904+249480]=0x48736c
   OBP version 2, revision 2.4 (plugin rev 2)
   Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
       2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
       The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
   Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
       The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
 
   [log output from successful boot and login omitted]
 
   gute# cd /
   gute# cp boot.388000-2006-11-17 boot
   gute# installboot /dev/rsd0c /usr/mdec/bootxx /boot
   gute# reboot
   Dec  5 22:35:53 gute reboot: rebooted by root
   Dec  5 22:35:53 gute reboot: rebooted by root
   Dec  5 22:35:53 gute syslogd[190]: Exiting on signal 15
   Desyncing disks... done
   unmounting file systems... done
   rebooting
 
   Can't open input device.
   SPARCstation IPX, No Keyboard
   ROM Rev. 2.4, 64 MB memory installed, Serial #8287715.
   Ethernet address 8:0:20:89:b3:b0, Host ID: 577e75e3.
 
 
   Rebooting with command: 
   Boot device: /sbus/esp@0,800000/sd@3,0:a   File and args: 
   >> NetBSD/sparc Secondary Boot, Revision 1.15
   >> (mrg%xotica.eterna23.net@localhost, Tue Nov 25 12:58:59 UTC 2014)
   Booting netbsd
   Data Access Exception
   Type  help  for more information
   ok 
 
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 Andreas Gustafsson, gson%gson.org@localhost