I'm using:
uname -a
NetBSD wally 2.0.2 NetBSD 2.0.2 (GENERIC) #0: Tue Mar 22 16:19:08 UTC 2005 
jmc@faith.netbsd.org:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-2-0-2-RELEASE/macppc/200503220140Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-2-0-2-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/macppc/compile/GENERIC
macppc
when booting normally and I can tell you for sure that mc0 on 2.1.rc5 kernel worked better than on
2.0.2 generic. I believe that the reason a lot of people are getting different performances with
same mc0 having same kernel are because of networking equipment they use or rather level of
intelligence of their equipment, I've got old 24port HP hub, and all network activity goes from
all pcs in my house to others (which are 4 at the moment + router) so 2.0.2 kernel seemed to
handle things much worse than 2.1.rc5.
 that was my opinion.

--- Chris Tribo <ctribo@dtcc.edu> wrote:

> 
> I don't think Tim's patches were ever commited. if_mc.c and friends
> haven't been changed in 9 months according to cvsweb.
> 
> On Sun, 9 Oct 2005, Tomas D wrote:
> 
> >  Hi, I'm trying to netboot my macppc 9500/200 via mc0 and having few problems with that... it
> > looks like it's all due to mc0 drivers which Tim and others tried to sort out since last year
> > (even earlier than that I guess) my opinion things have improved cause now when I ping my
> macppc
> > host I'm getting 2 replys and 2 timeouts and again 2 replys and 2 timeouts...
> >
> > Open Firmware, 1.0.5
> > To continue booting the MacOS type:
> > BYE<return>
> > To continue booting from the default boot device type:
> > BOOT<return>
> >  ok
> > 0 > boot enet:,ofwboot.xcf
> > file: 192.168.100.200,ofwboot.xcf loading XCOFF
> > tsize=C860 dsize=28C bsize=25C0 entry=E00000
> > SECTIONS:
> > .text    00E00000 00E00000 0000C860 000000E0
> > .data    00E0D000 00E0D000 0000028C 0000C940
> > .bss     00E0D290 00E0D290 000025C0 00000000
> > loading .text, done..
> > loading .data, done..
> > clearing .bss, done..
> >
> > >> NetBSD/macppc OpenFirmware Boot, Revision 1.10
> > >> (riz@faith.netbsd.org, Mon Sep 19 20:25:31 UTC 2005)
> > file: 192.168.100.200,ofwboot.xcfnet_open: client addr: 192.168.100.254
> > net_open: subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
> > net_open: net gateway: 192.168.100.100
> > net_open: server addr: 192.168.100.200
> > net_open: server path: /var/export/macppc/root
> > net_open: file name: ofwboot.xcf
> > Using IP address: 192.168.100.254
> > root addr=192.168.100.200 path=/var/export/macppc/root
> > ]=0x5514b0
> >  start=0x100000
> > Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
> >
> >     The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
> >
> > Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
> >
> >     The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
> >
> >
> > NetBSD 2.1_RC5 (GENERIC) #0: Mon Sep 19 20:54:23 UTC 2005
> >
> >
> >
>
riz@faith.netbsd.org:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-2-1-RC5/macppc/200509182312Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-2-1-RC5/src/sys/arch/macppc/compile/GENERIC
> > total memory = 65536 KB
> > avail memory = 56816 KB
> > no active packagemainbus0 (root)
> > cpu0 at mainbus0: 604ev (Revision 2.4), ID 0 (primary)
> > cpu0: HID0 8090c084<EMCP,DOZE,DPM,ICE,DCE,SGE,BHT>
> > bandit0 at mainbus0
> > pci0 at bandit0 bus 0
> > pci0: i/o space, memory space enabled
> > pchb0 at pci0 dev 11 function 0
> > pchb0: Apple Computer Bandit Host-PCI Bridge (rev. 0x03)
> > ofb0 at pci0 dev 14 function 0: ATI Technologies Mach64 GX
> > ofb0: 640 x 480, 8bpp
> > wsdisplay0 at ofb0 kbdmux 1
> > wsmux1: connecting to wsdisplay0
> > obio0 at pci0 dev 16 function 0: addr 0xf3000000
> > esp0 at obio0 offset 0x10000 irq 12: NCR53C94, 25MHz, SCSI ID 7
> > scsibus0 at esp0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
> > mc0 at obio0 offset 0x11000: irq 14,2,3: address 00:a0:40:34:ec:16
> > zsc0 at obio0 offset 0x13000: irq 15,16
> > zstty0 at zsc0 channel 0 (console)
> > zstty1 at zsc0 channel 1
> > awacs at obio0 offset 0x14000 not configured
> > swim3 at obio0 offset 0x15000 not configured
> > adb0 at obio0 offset 0x16000 irq 18: 1 targets
> > aed0 at adb0 addr 0: ADB Event device
> > akbd0 at adb0 addr 2: extended keyboard (ISO layout)
> > wskbd0 at akbd0 mux 1
> > wskbd0: connecting to wsdisplay0
> > mesh0 at obio0 offset 0x18000 irq 13: 50MHz, SCSI ID 7
> > scsibus1 at mesh0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
> > nvram0 at obio0 offset 0x1d000
> > bandit1 at mainbus0
> > pci1 at bandit1 bus 1
> > pci1: i/o space, memory space enabled
> > pchb1 at pci1 dev 11 function 0
> > pchb1: Apple Computer Bandit Host-PCI Bridge (rev. 0x03)
> > vr0 at pci1 dev 14 function 0: VIA VT6105 (Rhine III) 10/100 Ethernet
> > vr0: interrupting at irq 28
> > vr0: Ethernet address: 00:11:95:80:55:d9
> > ukphy0 at vr0 phy 1: Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface
> > ukphy0: OUI 0x0002c6, model 0x0034, rev. 4
> > ukphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
> > scsibus0: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
> > scsibus1: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
> > sd0 at scsibus1 target 0 lun 0: <QUANTUM, FIREBALL SE3.2S, PJ0A> disk fixed
> > sd0: drive offline
> > cd0 at scsibus1 target 6 lun 0: <TOSHIBA, DVD-ROM SD-M1401, 1007> cdrom removable
> > boot device: mc0
> > root on mc0
> > nfs_boot: trying DHCP/BOOTP
> > nfs_boot: DHCP next-server: 192.168.100.200
> > nfs_boot: my_name=macppc
> > nfs_boot: my_domain=clapton.net
> > nfs_boot: my_addr=192.168.100.254
> > nfs_boot: my_mask=255.255.255.0
> > nfs_boot: gateway=192.168.100.100
> > root on 192.168.100.200:/var/export/macppc/root
> > root file system type: nfs
> >
> > and here it stuck I'm trying to do tcpdump from the server (192.168.100.200) but can't see no
> > activity from 192.168.100.254 or macppc.clapton.net which is really the same.
> > My question is- is it possible to somehow get kernel loaded via mc0 and all the rest via vr0
> by
> > changing
> > boot device: mc0
> > root on mc0
> > to
> > boot device: vr0
> > root on vr0
> > I'm not sure if that would fix the problem, but I cant really see no other reasons why it
> > shouldn't work, cause root path which is sent by dhcpd which is /var/export/macppc/root is
> right
> > and kernel gets loaded aswell. I've checked nfsstat, but couldnt understand much, if somebody
> had
> > similar problem please share your experience and how you've dealt with it.
> >
> > /var/log/messages from the server (192.168.100.200)
> > Oct  9 16:12:01 upgrader dhcpd: BOOTREQUEST from 00:a0:40:34:ec:16 via bce0
> > Oct  9 16:12:01 upgrader dhcpd: BOOTREPLY for 192.168.100.254 to macppc.clapton.net
> > (00:a0:40:34:ec:16) via bce0
> > Oct  9 16:12:01 upgrader tftpd[229]: 192.168.100.254: read request for ofwboot.xcf: success
> > Oct  9 16:12:01 upgrader tftpd[231]: 192.168.100.254: read request for ofwboot.xcf: success
> > Oct  9 16:12:01 upgrader tftpd[233]: 192.168.100.254: read request for ofwboot.xcf: success
> > Oct  9 16:12:01 upgrader dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:a0:40:34:ec:16 via bce0
> > Oct  9 16:12:01 upgrader dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.100.254 to 00:a0:40:34:ec:16 via bce0
> > Oct  9 16:12:01 upgrader dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.100.254 (192.168.100.200) from
> > 00:a0:40:34:ec:16 via bce0
> > Oct  9 16:12:01 upgrader dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.100.254 to 00:a0:40:34:ec:16 via bce0
> > Oct  9 16:12:18 upgrader dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:a0:40:34:ec:16 via bce0
> > Oct  9 16:12:18 upgrader dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.100.254 to 00:a0:40:34:ec:16 via bce0
> > Oct  9 16:12:18 upgrader dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.100.254 (192.168.100.200) from
> > 00:a0:40:34:ec:16 via bce0
> > Oct  9 16:12:18 upgrader dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.100.254 to 00:a0:40:34:ec:16 via bce0
> > Oct  9 16:12:19 upgrader dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.100.254 (192.168.100.200) from
> > 00:a0:40:34:ec:16 via bce0
> > Oct  9 16:12:19 upgrader dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.100.254 to 00:a0:40:34:ec:16 via bce0
> >
> >
> > thanks Tomas
> >
> >
> >
> >
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