Re: NetBSD on a Sony Network Station NWS-3260

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

g.meenen%procube.com@localhost wrote:

> I am currently trying to get NetBSD running on a Sony Network Station 
> NWS-3260.

IIRC, NWS-3260 laptop has the similar hardware with NWS-34x0
(except chassis and LCD screen), it should work on serial console.

There was some work to support the LCD device, but
I don't know current status of it.

> There are some snapshots made at that time and by comparing the dates I
> assume they might be part of the newsmips portation of netbsd 1.6.1 which was
> released april 2003 or netbsd 1.6.2 released march 2004.
> 
> What would be the best version to get things running?

At least, NetBSD 3.1 release works on my 3470D:

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Testing memories: done.
65536K bytes available, 32K bytes reserved.

SONY NET WORK STATION R3000 Monitor Release 2.0C
Model NWS-3470D, Machine ID #10071, Ethernet address 08:00:46:00:98:ca

NEWS> bo fh
NetBSD/newsmips Primary Boot
NetBSD/newsmips Secondary Boot, Revision 1.7
(builds%b3.netbsd.org@localhost, Tue Oct 31 06:13:18 UTC 2006)
Booting fh(0,0,0)
4049728
Please remove disk 1, insert disk 2, and press return...
+71984=0x3ee74c

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 3.1 (INSTALL) #0: Tue Oct 31 06:31:20 UTC 2006
        
builds%b3.netbsd.org@localhost:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3-1-RELEASE/newsmips/200610302053Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3-1-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/newsmips/compile/INSTALL
total memory = 65504 KB
avail memory = 59756 KB
SONY NET WORK STATION, Model NWS-3470D, Machine ID #10071
mainbus0 (root)
cpu0 at mainbus0: MIPS R3000 CPU (0x220) Rev. 2.0 with MIPS R3010 FPC Rev. 2.0
cpu0: 64KB/4B direct-mapped Instruction cache, 64 TLB entries
cpu0: 64KB/4B direct-mapped write-through Data cache
hb0 at mainbus0
le0 at hb0 addr 0xbff80000 level 1: address 08:00:46:00:98:ca
le0: 8 receive buffers, 2 transmit buffers
mkclock0 at hb0 addr 0xbff40000: mk48t02
zsc0 at hb0 addr 0xbfec0000 level 1
zstty0 at zsc0 channel 0 (console i/o)
zstty1 at zsc0 channel 1
kb0 at hb0 addr 0xbfd00000 level 2
wskbd0 at kb0 (mux ignored)
fb0 at hb0 addr 0x88000000: NWB-518, 1024 x 768, 1bpp
wsdisplay0 at fb0 (kbdmux ignored)
sc0 at hb0 addr 0xbfe00100 level 0
scsibus0 at sc0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
md0: internal 2560 KB image area
scsibus0: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
sd0 at scsibus0 target 0 lun 0: <nEC, DSE2100S, 0306> disk fixed
SC(t): [istatus=0x80, tstatus=0x2]
SC(t): [istatus=0x80, tstatus=0x2]
SC(t): [istatus=0x80, tstatus=0x2]
sd0: 2014 MB, 4092 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 4124736 sectors
boot device: <unknown>
root on md0a dumps on md0b
root file system type: ffs
WARNING: clock gained 109 days -- CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!
erase ^H, werase ^W, kill ^U, intr ^C, status ^T
mount_mfs: Unable to determine file system size
Terminal type? [vt100] 
Erase is backspace.
(I)nstall, (S)hell or (H)alt ? s
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Izumi Tsutsui