Re: X problem on PMAGB-B

[Dave McGuire <mcguire%neurotica.com@localhost>]

On 11/15/25 13:10, David Brownlee wrote:
> >     Annnnd the NetBSD 7.2/pmax CD hangs on boot, at "scsibus0: waiting 2
> > seconds fro devices to settle...".  I waited about 10mins.
> >
> >     This is on a 5000/260 with a PMAGB-B.  The exact same thing happens
> > in gxemul, emulating a 5000/200 with a PMAG-B.
> >
> >     NetBSD/pmax is in pretty sad shape these days. :-(
>
> Well, NetBSD is arguably in a better place now (netbsd-10/11) than it
> was in 2018 (netbsd-7) - booting and non-functional X11 usually beats
> hang-on-boot :)

  Can't argue with that.  I just remember the days when I used to run a 
gaggle of DECstation-3100s as small utility servers (DNS, etc) in 
production in an ISP environment, when everything Just Worked.

> While that might seem like cold comfort, it does mean it is much
> easier to test changes.
>
> I don't have any pmax hardware to hand, but I ran up a netbsd-11 pmax
> build with macallan's
> machine_btop(sc->sc_vaddr + SFB_FB_OFFSET + offset);
> patch on the offchance you are free to test:
> https://sync.absd.org/pmax/netbsd-11-2025-11-15/ - includes iso and
> kernels :)

  Ahh, thanks for that.  Yes, I will be able to give it a shot this 
afternoon.  I will report back.

            Thanks,
            -Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
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