Re: I did a test on a DEC AlphaStation 600 and the SCSI driver seems borked

[Dennis Clarke <dclarke%blastwave.org@localhost>]

On 3/6/26 11:06, Dennis Clarke wrote:
> On 3/6/26 07:58, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> > > On Feb 16, 2026, at 7:46 PM, John Klos <john%klos.com@localhost> wrote:
> > >
> > > >    https://www.netbsd.org/~thorpej/isp-dma64-avoidance-diff.txt
> > > >
> > > > Unfortunately, I?m not able to build you an install media image for 
> > > > another week or so.  If someone else wants to volunteer to build a 
> > > > NetBSD 11 branch installer image with this patch applied, that would 
> > > > be swell.
> > >
> > > I've built NetBSD 11.0_RC1 with the patch here:
> > >
> > > https://pkg.zia.io/pub/NetBSD/11.0_RC1/sets/

    That URL can not be accessed. At least not by me.

    The 1GB of memory is installed and OpenBSD is running.

>>>
>>>ff.fe.fd.fc.fb.fa.f9.f8.f7.f6.f5.
ef.ee.ed.f4.ec.eb.
ea.e9.e8.e7.e6.e5.e4.
 Digital AlphaStation 600 5/266 Console V6.9-5
        built on Oct 10 1998 at 14:22:57
>>>
>>>show config

Firmware
SRM Console:    V6.9-5
ARC Console:    4.57
PALcode:        VMS PALcode V1.20-0, OSF PALcode V1.22-0
SROM Version:   V1.2

Processor
DECchip (tm) 21164-5    Pass 4  266 MHz  96 KBytes SCache
2 MB BCache
CIA ASIC Pass 2

MEMORY


Memory Size = 1024Mb

Bank      Size/Sets   Base Addr     Speed
------    ----------  ---------     -----
00        256Mb/2     000000000     Fast
01        256Mb/2     010000000     Fast
02        256Mb/2     020000000     Fast
03        256Mb/2     030000000     Fast


BCache Size = 2Mb

Tested Memory =  1024Mbytes

PCI Bus
     Bus 00  Slot 07: Digital ZLXp Graphics Controller
 


     Bus 00  Slot 08: DECchip 21050 PCI to PCI Bridge

     Bus 01  Slot 00: DECchip 21040 Network Controller
                            ewa0.0.0.1000.0       08-00-2B-E7-D4-57

     Bus 01  Slot 01: ISP1020 Scsi Controller
                            pka0.7.0.1001.0       SCSI Bus ID 7
                            dka500.5.0.1001.0      RRD45

     Bus 01  Slot 02: ISP1020 Scsi Controller
                            pkb0.7.0.1002.0       SCSI Bus ID 7
                            dkb100.1.0.1002.0      SEAGATE ST336704LSUN
                            dkb200.2.0.1002.0      SEAGATE ST336704LSUN
                            dkb300.3.0.1002.0      SEAGATE ST336704LSUN
                            dkb400.4.0.1002.0      SEAGATE ST318404LSUN

     Bus 00  Slot 10: Intel   8275EB PCI to Eisa Bridge
 



EISA Bus Modules (installed)

EISA/ISA NVR configuration
        SLOT    Module
         1      ISA2000
>>>

I guess I can wait for the next NetBSD release.




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Dennis Clarke
RISC-V/SPARC/PPC/ARM/CISC
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