Subject: Re: 1.6 Release on Moto Powerstack II failed
To: Joerg Anton <joerg_anton@yahoo.de>
From: Jochen Kunz <jkunz@unixag-kl.fh-kl.de>
List: port-prep
Date: 12/13/2002 00:24:45
On 2002.12.12 13:54 Joerg Anton wrote:

> currently I have Linux runnig, but Linux is not my
> favorite OS.
I can understand this. ;-)

> I dont have the special BULL (Motorola) AIX :( .
The same for my Escala T604e. (Dual 360 MHz PPC604e with two 64 Bit PCI
busses...)

> In my spare time I will try to get NetBSD runnig on
> this box. I have some expirience in kernel programming
> on Linux for IBM S/390 Mainframes but I'am new to the
> BSD kernel.
I am already working on the machine dependent code for the PowerStack II
machine based on J. Thorpe's Firepower support code.
(src/sys/arch/ofppc/firepower) Note that the "right" port for this
machine is port-ofppc. (AFAIK) port-prep is for PReP machines without
OpenFirmware. port-ofppc is for all generic PPC machines with
OpenFirmware.=20

BTW: There is a port-s390, if you have access to and experience with
this class of hardware. ;-)=20

> Where can I find some documentation about "debugging
> with Open Firmware" ?=20
Look at http://docs.sun.com/ where you can find a OpenFirmware command
reference. (806-1377-10.pdf)
Note that the OpenFirmware debugging functions are only usefull up to
the point where the kernel initializes its own memory management. The
OFW uses the MMU too and if you switch back to the OFW without restoring
the OFW MMU setup the machine will crash.=20
--=20



tsch=FC=DF,
         Jochen

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