Subject: Re: PowerMac 7300/200 boot problems (current)
To: None <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: Sampson Stein <scs@b1tt3r.org>
List: port-macppc
Date: 07/16/2007 17:42:51
Thanks a lot! I'll try it when I get off work, now just to figure out what I
can do with that old clunker. xD
+++ Michael Lorenz [16/07/07 18:20 -0400]:
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>Hello,
>
>On Jul 16, 2007, at 15:51, Sampson Stein wrote:
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>>Thanks man, like I said.. if theres anything I can do to help at all I=20
>>will.
>
>That was a stupid typo I made ages ago which only bites if the display=20
>device has no 'address' property. Fix is committed, sorry about that.
>
>have fun
>Michael
>
>>+++ Michael Lorenz [16/07/07 09:40 -0400]:
>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>On Jul 16, 2007, at 05:39, Sampson Stein wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi, I have just compiled and installed a GENERIC netbsd-CURRENT=20
>>>>kernel and I
>>>>am running into problems on boot. The machine, as stated in the=20
>>>>subject is an
>>>>original PowerMac 7300/200. I do not have access to a serial cable=20
>>>>for it,
>>>>seeings it uses the mini-din style connector; otherwise I would=20
>>>>provide full
>>>>boot messages. However, the last line it outputs before it hangs is:
>>>>
>>>>ofb0: 640 x 480, 8bpp
>>>>
>>>>Then, a newline is outputted, and the cursor sits on the first=20
>>>>column of that
>>>>line, and the computer hangs.
>>>>
>>>>I hope that was a descriptive enough report, if anyone decides to=20
>>>>help me and
>>>>needs more info I will be happy to give it.
>>>
>>>Hrm, that machine has /chaos/control hardware, doesn't it?
>>>I thought I fixed that. So the lower half of ofb finds the=20
>>>framebuffer just fine ( or you wouldn't see any output at all ) but=20
>>>it doesn't make it to the upper half ( which attaches to PCI ) for=20
>>>some reason. Strange, but should be pretty easy to fix, I'll look at=20
>>>it in a minute.
>>>
>>>have fun
>>>Michael
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Sampson C. Stein
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