So, I just build the whole distro on my Qube, as mentioned before I did update to a Feb 07 kernel binary before trying this successfully.  When I built the latest kernel, I included the kernel options I posted earlier, to see if I could get USB going.

qube# uname -a
NetBSD qube 4.99.10 NetBSD 4.99.10 (QUBE2-USB-021607CURR) #0: Mon Feb 26 13:35:05 EST 2007  root@qube:/obj/sys/arch/cobalt/compile/QUBE2-USB-021607CURR cobalt

The only glitch I have so far, is that when building from the INSTALL kernel that has been minimized for the Qube, the kernel that results wants to netboot.  I have compared the kernel conf files for GENERIC and INSTALL, and then compared them to the GENERIC for 1.6.1 source tree, and I don't see where it is coming from (granted, I only seem to work on this after midnight or before work in the AM).  I haven't tried GENERIC yet, but INSTALL seems to be just minimized for the Qube and not a special netboot-only kernel (?).  I had the same issue with Andy's Feb 8 kernel binary.

I'm not sure why root comes up at tlp0, should I just change that 
root at ?  

line in the conf file to wd0a?  How to specify the dump device wd0b then?

Help with this would be great, as at present any reboot needs a console intervention to proceed properly.  I'm sure it is something easy I'm overlooking.

From the dmesg, it looks like the USB card is awake, perhaps one USB port has an issue?  The dmesg is a little long, I hit a couple keys to get hyperterm going so it tried to netboot a couple times.

I haven't done anything with external devices and NetBSD; I guess I'll read about mounting a flash drive (hmm... did I enable FAT32 in the kernel, I'll have to look and make sure).  It would be fun to get the Qube and the UPS talking, too.  

Thanks for the help--

Brian

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qube# dmesg
el 3: st16650a, working fifo
com0: console
cpu0 at mainbus0: QED RM5200 CPU (0x28a0) Rev. 10.0 with built-in FPU Rev. 10.0
cpu0: 32KB/32B 2-way set-associative L1 Instruction cache, 48 TLB entries
cpu0: 32KB/32B 2-way set-associative write-back L1 Data cache
mcclock0 at mainbus0 addr 0x10000070: mc146818 compatible time-of-day clock
panel0 at mainbus0 addr 0x1f000000
gt0 at mainbus0 addr 0x14000000
pci0 at gt0
pci0: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0: Galileo GT-64111 System Controller, rev 1
tlp0 at pci0 dev 7 function 0: DECchip 21143 Ethernet, pass 4.1
tlp0: interrupting at level 1
tlp0: Ethernet address 00:10:e0:01:36:ca
lxtphy0 at tlp0 phy 1: LXT970 10/100 media interface, rev. 3
lxtphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
pcib0 at pci0 dev 9 function 0
pcib0: vendor 0x1106 product 0x0586, rev 39
viaide0 at pci0 dev 9 function 1
viaide0: VIA Technologies VT82C586 (Apollo VP) ATA33 controller
viaide0: bus-master DMA support present
viaide0: primary channel configured to compatibility mode
viaide0: primary channel interrupting at irq 14
atabus0 at viaide0 channel 0
viaide0: secondary channel configured to compatibility mode
viaide0: secondary channel interrupting at irq 15
atabus1 at viaide0 channel 1
uhci0 at pci0 dev 9 function 2: vendor 0x1106 product 0x3038 (rev. 0x02)
uhci0: can't map i/o space
ohci0 at pci0 dev 10 function 0: vendor 0x1033 product 0x0035 (rev. 0x41)
ohci0: interrupting at irq 9
ohci0: OHCI version 1.0
usb0 at ohci0: USB revision 1.0
uhub0 at usb0
uhub0: vendor 0x1033 OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub0: 3 ports with 3 removable, self powered
ohci1 at pci0 dev 10 function 1: vendor 0x1033 product 0x0035 (rev. 0x41)
ohci1: interrupting at irq 0
ohci1: OHCI version 1.0
usb1 at ohci1: USB revision 1.0
uhub1 at usb1
uhub1: vendor 0x1033 OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
vendor 0x1033 product 0x00e0 (USB serial bus, interface 0x20, revision 0x02) at pci0 dev 10 function 2 not c                   onfigured
tlp1 at pci0 dev 12 function 0: DECchip 21143 Ethernet, pass 4.1
tlp1: interrupting at level 2
tlp1: Ethernet address 00:10:e0:01:36:d1
lxtphy1 at tlp1 phy 1: LXT970 10/100 media interface, rev. 3
lxtphy1: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
timecounter: Timecounter "clockinterrupt" frequency 100 Hz quality 0
timecounter: Timecounter "mips3_cp0_counter" frequency 125000000 Hz quality 100
wd0 at atabus0 drive 0: <Maxtor 6Y060L0>
wd0: drive supports 16-sector PIO transfers, LBA addressing
wd0: 58644 MB, 119150 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 120103200 sectors
wd0: 32-bit data port
wd0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 6 (Ultra/133)
wd0(viaide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 (Ultra/33) (using DMA)
boot device: wd0
root on tlp0
nfs_boot: trying DHCP/BOOTP
nfs_boot: DHCP next-server: 192.168.0.1
nfs_boot: my_domain=hsd1.mi.comcast.net.
nfs_boot: my_addr=192.168.0.6
nfs_boot: my_mask=255.255.255.0
nfs_boot: gateway=192.168.0.1
nfs_boot: getfh - no pathname
cannot mount root, error = 5
root device (default tlp0):
dump device:
file system (default nfs):
root on tlp0
nfs_boot: trying DHCP/BOOTP
nfs_boot: DHCP next-server: 192.168.0.1
nfs_boot: my_domain=hsd1.mi.comcast.net.
nfs_boot: my_addr=192.168.0.6
nfs_boot: my_mask=255.255.255.0
nfs_boot: gateway=192.168.0.1
nfs_boot: getfh - no pathname
cannot mount root, error = 5
root device (default tlp0):
dump device:
file system (default nfs):
root on tlp0
nfs_boot: trying DHCP/BOOTP
nfs_boot: DHCP next-server: 192.168.0.1
nfs_boot: my_domain=hsd1.mi.comcast.net.
nfs_boot: my_addr=192.168.0.6
nfs_boot: my_mask=255.255.255.0
nfs_boot: gateway=192.168.0.1
nfs_boot: getfh - no pathname
cannot mount root, error = 5
root device (default tlp0): wd0a
dump device (default wd0b):
file system (default nfs): ext
use one of: generic ffs ext2fs nfs ddb halt reboot
file system (default nfs): ffs
root on wd0a dumps on wd0b
init path (default /sbin/init):
init: trying /sbin/init
qube# uname -a
NetBSD qube 4.99.10 NetBSD 4.99.10 (QUBE2-USB-021607CURR) #0: Mon Feb 26 13:35:05 EST 2007  root@qube:/obj/sys/arch/cobalt/compile/QUBE2-USB-021607CURR cobalt
qube# ^C
qube# dmesg
el 3: st16650a, working fifo
com0: console
cpu0 at mainbus0: QED RM5200 CPU (0x28a0) Rev. 10.0 with built-in FPU Rev. 10.0
cpu0: 32KB/32B 2-way set-associative L1 Instruction cache, 48 TLB entries
cpu0: 32KB/32B 2-way set-associative write-back L1 Data cache
mcclock0 at mainbus0 addr 0x10000070: mc146818 compatible time-of-day clock
panel0 at mainbus0 addr 0x1f000000
gt0 at mainbus0 addr 0x14000000
pci0 at gt0
pci0: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0: Galileo GT-64111 System Controller, rev 1
tlp0 at pci0 dev 7 function 0: DECchip 21143 Ethernet, pass 4.1
tlp0: interrupting at level 1
tlp0: Ethernet address 00:10:e0:01:36:ca
lxtphy0 at tlp0 phy 1: LXT970 10/100 media interface, rev. 3
lxtphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
pcib0 at pci0 dev 9 function 0
pcib0: vendor 0x1106 product 0x0586, rev 39
viaide0 at pci0 dev 9 function 1
viaide0: VIA Technologies VT82C586 (Apollo VP) ATA33 controller
viaide0: bus-master DMA support present
viaide0: primary channel configured to compatibility mode
viaide0: primary channel interrupting at irq 14
atabus0 at viaide0 channel 0
viaide0: secondary channel configured to compatibility mode
viaide0: secondary channel interrupting at irq 15
atabus1 at viaide0 channel 1
uhci0 at pci0 dev 9 function 2: vendor 0x1106 product 0x3038 (rev. 0x02)
uhci0: can't map i/o space
ohci0 at pci0 dev 10 function 0: vendor 0x1033 product 0x0035 (rev. 0x41)
ohci0: interrupting at irq 9
ohci0: OHCI version 1.0
usb0 at ohci0: USB revision 1.0
uhub0 at usb0
uhub0: vendor 0x1033 OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub0: 3 ports with 3 removable, self powered
ohci1 at pci0 dev 10 function 1: vendor 0x1033 product 0x0035 (rev. 0x41)
ohci1: interrupting at irq 0
ohci1: OHCI version 1.0
usb1 at ohci1: USB revision 1.0
uhub1 at usb1
uhub1: vendor 0x1033 OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
vendor 0x1033 product 0x00e0 (USB serial bus, interface 0x20, revision 0x02) at pci0 dev 10 function 2 not configured
tlp1 at pci0 dev 12 function 0: DECchip 21143 Ethernet, pass 4.1
tlp1: interrupting at level 2
tlp1: Ethernet address 00:10:e0:01:36:d1
lxtphy1 at tlp1 phy 1: LXT970 10/100 media interface, rev. 3
lxtphy1: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
timecounter: Timecounter "clockinterrupt" frequency 100 Hz quality 0
timecounter: Timecounter "mips3_cp0_counter" frequency 125000000 Hz quality 100
wd0 at atabus0 drive 0: <Maxtor 6Y060L0>
wd0: drive supports 16-sector PIO transfers, LBA addressing
wd0: 58644 MB, 119150 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 120103200 sectors
wd0: 32-bit data port
wd0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 6 (Ultra/133)
wd0(viaide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 (Ultra/33) (using DMA)
boot device: wd0
root on tlp0
nfs_boot: trying DHCP/BOOTP
nfs_boot: DHCP next-server: 192.168.0.1
nfs_boot: my_domain=hsd1.mi.comcast.net.
nfs_boot: my_addr=192.168.0.6
nfs_boot: my_mask=255.255.255.0
nfs_boot: gateway=192.168.0.1
nfs_boot: getfh - no pathname
cannot mount root, error = 5
root device (default tlp0):
dump device:
file system (default nfs):
root on tlp0
nfs_boot: trying DHCP/BOOTP
nfs_boot: DHCP next-server: 192.168.0.1
nfs_boot: my_domain=hsd1.mi.comcast.net.
nfs_boot: my_addr=192.168.0.6
nfs_boot: my_mask=255.255.255.0
nfs_boot: gateway=192.168.0.1
nfs_boot: getfh - no pathname
cannot mount root, error = 5
root device (default tlp0):
dump device:
file system (default nfs):
root on tlp0
nfs_boot: trying DHCP/BOOTP
nfs_boot: DHCP next-server: 192.168.0.1
nfs_boot: my_domain=hsd1.mi.comcast.net.
nfs_boot: my_addr=192.168.0.6
nfs_boot: my_mask=255.255.255.0
nfs_boot: gateway=192.168.0.1
nfs_boot: getfh - no pathname
cannot mount root, error = 5
root device (default tlp0): wd0a
dump device (default wd0b):
file system (default nfs): ext
use one of: generic ffs ext2fs nfs ddb halt reboot
file system (default nfs): ffs
root on wd0a dumps on wd0b
init path (default /sbin/init):
init: trying /sbin/init
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