Re: 600au: SRM setting doesn't stick?

[Mouse <mouse%Rodents-Montreal.ORG@localhost>]

>>> [600au...setting SRM console doesn't stick...dead battery?]
>> The CMOS battery should be on the mainboard, but [...]
> Thank you!  [...]  I've now replaced the battery.  Now there's
> another issue, leading me to wonder if I managed to break something
> in the process.

> NetBSD 1.4T (GENERIC) #0: Wed Dec  6 00:17:24 EST 2023
> [...]
> cia0: extended capabilities: 1<BWEN>
> cia0: using BWX for PCI config access
> sio_intr_setup: 8 LT!
> sio_sis: initial: ocw = (fb,ff), elcr = (a0,a9)
>          current: ocw = (fb,ff), elcr = (a0,a8)
> panic: sio_setirqstat: hosed

After staring at the 1.4T and 5.2 code for the relevant functions, I
concluded that this was probably just because 1.4T doesn't _quite_
support the 600au.  I netbooted stock 5.2 and it booted just fine.

So I'm just putting 5.2 on the machine.  I've cross-built my 5.2,
netbooted the result, then, running diskless, built _my_ 5.2 and
installed that onto the disk.  I'm now doing setup for it.

I don't quite understand why 1.4T booted just fine a half-dozen times
before I replaced the battery, but that's the only remaining mystery
for me.  It seems to be fine with 5.2.

If I get ambitious, I may try to convince 1.4T to work, but I don't
know whether that's worth the bother.

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