Subject: Re: Kernel compile issues - problems problems!
To: Pete Rushmere <pete@rushmere.org>
From: Daniel Ouellet <daniel@presscom.net>
List: port-cobalt
Date: 03/10/2005 14:07:46
Pete Rushmere wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
>     Compiled a kernel using Daniel's suggested config - no scsi etc.... 
> Works fine, however, after the reboot I have no console, all I get is this:

You are faster then me this time. I didn't test it yet. I will get some 
time soon and test all of it.

I don't think I disable the console driver at all, but I will check 
again. (:<

> 
> Cobalt Microserver Diagnostics - 'We serve it, you surf it'
> Built Wed Mar  3 21:26:25 PST 1999
> 
>  1.LCD Test................................PASS
>  2.Controller Test.........................PASS
>  5.Bank 0:.................................16M
>  6.Bank 1:.................................16M
>  7.Bank 2:.................................16M
>  8.Bank 3:.................................16M
>  9.Serial Test.............................PASS
> 10.PCI Expansion Slot....................**EMPTY**
> 12.IDE Test................................PASS
> 13.Ethernet Test...........................PASS
> 16.RTC Test................................PASS
> BOOTLOADER: trying to boot from partition /dev/hda1
> Decompressing  done
> Decompressing  done.
> 
>  >> NetBSD/cobalt 1.6U Bootloader, Revision 0.1 [@0x81000000]
>  >> (cdi@merlin.camelot.net, Fri Jun 27 20:23:25 CEST 2003)
>  >> Memory:              65536 k
>  >> PROM boot string:    root=/dev/hda1 ro
> Loading: wd0a:netbsd
> 2065264+244604 [73648+63969]=0x255b5c
> Starting at 0x80001000
> 
> ....and that's it. The machine boots, I can ssh into it but no console 
> :-( What am I missing here?

The console will be there.

> 
> Also,
> 
> The patch posted by Andreas does indeed work for the lcd, but the 
> buttons don't function... aaargh!!!!

The buttons never really work before and if you look into the archive, I 
strongly suggested to disable them anyway as they were really using a 
lots of resources. top should 1.0 to 1.25 idle with the button enable 
and .05 to .08 without. So guess what I do then... (:>

But the LCD works great.

We will work on this a bit more obviously.

Daniel