Re: summarize sysinst or installation differences between ports -- and emulators to try?

["Chavdar Ivanov" <ci4ic4%gmail.com@localhost>]

On 15/03/2008, Jeremy C. Reed <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost> wrote:
> I'd like to try installing non-i386 and non-amd64 NetBSD. Can you please
>  suggest some emulators that I can run on NetBSD/i386 or NetBSD/amd64 so I
>  can try?
>

emulators/simh


>  I have installed NetBSD on i386 hundreds of times. And on amd64 maybe 10
>  to 20 times. I don't have much familarity with installing NetBSD on other
>  ports.

under simh-vax:

vaxnbsd# uname -a
NetBSD vaxnbsd 4.0 NetBSD 4.0 (GENERIC) #0: Sun Dec 16 01:45:50 PST
2007  
builds@wb25:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-4-0-RELEASE/vax/200712160005Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-4-0-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/vax/compile/GENERIC
vax
vaxnbsd# dmesg
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
    2006, 2007
    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 4.0 (GENERIC) #0: Sun Dec 16 01:45:50 PST 2007
        
builds@wb25:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-4-0-RELEASE/vax/200712160005Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-4-0-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/vax/compile/GENERIC
MicroVAX 3800/3900
cpu: KA655, CVAX microcode rev 6 Firmware rev 83
total memory = 65468 KB
avail memory = 60636 KB
mainbus0 (root)
ibus0 at mainbus0
uba0 at ibus0: Q22
dz1 at uba0 csr 160100 vec 304 ipl 15
mtc0 at uba0 csr 174500 vec 774 ipl 15
mscpbus0 at mtc0: version 5 model 3
mscpbus0: DMA burst size set to 4
mt0 at mscpbus0 drive 0: TK50
mt1 at mscpbus0 drive 1: TK50
mt2 at mscpbus0 drive 2: TK50
mt3 at mscpbus0 drive 3: TK50
uda0 at uba0 csr 172150 vec 770 ipl 15
mscpbus1 at uda0: version 3 model 3
mscpbus1: DMA burst size set to 4
ra0 at mscpbus1 drive 0: RA92
ra1 at mscpbus1 drive 1: RD54
ra2 at mscpbus1 drive 2: RD54
rx0 at mscpbus1 drive 3: RX50
qt !-YM
qe0 at uba0 csr 174440 vec 764 ipl 15
qe0: delqa, hardware address 08:00:2b:aa:bb:cc
rlc0 at uba0 csr 174400 vec 160 ipl 15
rl0 at rlc0 drive 0: RL01, drive not loaded
rl1 at rlc0 drive 1: RL01, drive not loaded
rl2 at rlc0 drive 2: RL01, drive not loaded
rl3 at rlc0 drive 3: RL01, drive not loaded
Kernelized RAIDframe activated
ra0: size 2940951 sectors
ra1: attempt to bring on line failed:  unit offline (not mounted)
(code 3, subcode 1)
ra2: attempt to bring on line failed:  unit offline (not mounted)
(code 3, subcode 1)
rx0: attempt to bring on line failed:  unit offline (not mounted)
(code 3, subcode 1)
boot device: ra0
root on ra0a dumps on ra0b
root file system type: ffs
....


vaxnbsd# ifconfig -a
qe0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
        address: 08:00:2b:aa:bb:cc
        inet 10.1.32.229 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 10.255.255.255
        inet6 fe80::a00:2bff:feaa:bbcc%qe0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 33192
        inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
        inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
        inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2

I am just about to send-pr :-

vaxnbsd# dig netbsd.org
dig: Error detected by libpthread: Mutex not locked in condition wait.
Detected by file
"/home/builds/ab/netbsd-4-0-RELEASE/src/lib/libpthread/pthread_cond.c",
line 111, function "pthread_cond_wait".
See pthread(3) for information.
/home/builds/ab/netbsd-4-0-RELEASE/src/dist/bind/lib/isc/task.c:817:
fatal error: RUNTIME_CHECK(((__libc_cond_wait(((&manager->work_available)),
((&manager->lock))) == 0) ? 0 : 34) == 0) failed
Abort (core dumped)

(this is with PTHREAD_DIAGASSERT=A).

In the next few weeks I'll see where is -current is respect of the
vaxes - there were some issues at one stage - not building and/or not
booting ...


>
>  Also is there a single short document or webpage that lists the
>  significant differences between installing on NetBSD's many ports?
>
>  (I know many of the port specific pages have FAQs and there are per-port
>  documentation, but I was hoping to find one location.)
>
>  If not, can you all share with me some of the significant port specific
>  install differences? For example: Like do some ports not use sysinst? And
>  do some sysinst not include the MBR editor? (RTSL^HJ ...)
>
>  Why I am asking: I have captured around 45 screenshots of installation
>  (for i386) as I am writing a chapter about installing NetBSD. I don't plan
>  to document every detail in installing on non-i386 but hope to be able to
>  summarize some of the differences, what someone would notice, or things to
>  watch out for on non-i386.
>
>  (And if you know of any pkgsrc/emulators to try or if you can provide any
>  installation screenshots on non-i386, please let me know.)
>
>  Thank you
>
>
>   Jeremy C. Reed
>


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