Re: Status of port-newsmips?

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>]

In article <a05100302b9a10ed4e41f@[10.0.0.10]>
raub%kudria.com@localhost wrote:

>       o How to figure out the machine configuration (think "cnfg" 
> in a dec and scsi-info in sub) without opening the case and counting 
> memory chips and HD?

Amount of Memory should be counted by PROM monitor on boot,
but I don't think NEWS PROM has scsi-info like commands.
"help" command on the monitor might help.

>       o From what I saw in the case (from outside), it has an empty 
> 5 1/4 bay.  Could I slap in it a CDROM drive?  If so, what are its 
> requirements (ex: SCSI with 512byte sectors)?

Original 3720 had a QIC tape drive in it,
but you could put any SCSI devices instead.
You could use both 512byte and 2048byte CD-ROM drives.
(It's not hardware requirements, but OS related.)

>       o All three machines have a video board on them.  Do I have 
> to remove it to use the console?  Also, is it a prefered serial port 
> for console?

You don't have to remove framebuffers.
Just set DIPswitches to use serial console.
See news68k FAQ:
http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/news68k/faq.html#serial_console
http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/news68k/faq.html#dip_sw
The FAQ is written for news68k, but some items
could be applicable on newsmips, too.

>       o What kind of memory does this machine use and what is its capacity?

For NWS-34xx and NWS-37xx machines, 30pin 4Mbyte SIMM with parity
can be used.
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Izumi Tsutsui
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