Subject: Re: PowerBook 520 won't boot...
To: Thomas Riisbjerg <thomas.riisbjerg@image.dk>
From: Colin Wood <cwood@ichips.intel.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 10/29/1999 10:18:17
Thomas Riisbjerg wrote:
> "root on sd0a dumps on sd0b"
> 
> It boots and switches to full screen, lots of init stuff. :)
> I get two errors, the dump, and one related to the floppy:
> 
> >iwm0 at obio: Apple GCR floppy disk controller
> >iwm: Chip revision not supported (-77)

this is normal, as i believe we don't fully support the newer floppy
controllers.
 
> The last few lines read:
> 
> >fpu0 at mainbus0 (emulator)
> >boot device: sd0
> >root on sd0a dumps on sd0b
> 
> And then nothing.
> 
> The debugger still works. On entering it says:
> 
> >Panic switch: PC is 0x37c2
> >Stopped at	_Debugger+0x6:	unlk	a6
> 
> Typing ps results in
> 
> >PID	PPID	PGRP	UID	S	FLAGS	COMMAND		WAIT
> >0	-1	0	0	3	0x20204	swapper		scsipi_
> 
> Hmm, that's all I can think of which might help. Same addresses every 
> time. Any suggestions?

switch to an SBC kernel instead.  that should take care of the problem...

i hope this helps.

later.

colin