Subject: Re: booting cdrom
To: Collin Scott <sierra@cs.umn.edu>
From: Scott G. Akmentins-Taylor <staylor@mrynet.com>
List: port-sgimips
Date: 11/16/2001 00:14:48
Wewp, we had to try the quick-guess method :)
I'll investigate more on my end after the 26th.  In the meantime, 
perhaps someone else with a Challenge out there can take a poke.

Regards,
-scott

> Well the bad news is....
> Option? 5
> Command Monitor.  Type "exit" to return to the menu.
> >> boot -f bootp():/tftpboot/netbsd.e   ^R
> ? boot -f bootp():/tftpboot/netbsd.ecoff
> Setting $netaddr to 10.0.0.5 (from server 10.0.0.3)
> Obtaining /tftpboot/netbsd.ecoff from server 10.0.0.3
> 
> Cannot load bootp():/tftpboot/netbsd.ecoff.
> Illegal f_magic number 0x162, expected MIPSELMAGIC or MIPSEBMAGIC.
> 
> Exception: <vector=Normal>
> Status register: 0x30004803<CU1,CU0,IM7,IM4,IPL=???,MODE=KERNEL,EXL,IE>
> Cause register: 0x8010<CE=0,IP8,EXC=RADE>
> Exception PC: 0x9fc419a8
> Read address error exception, bad address: 0x696e666b
> Local I/O interrupt register 0: 0x8 <ENET>
> Local I/O interrupt register 2: 0xc8 <EISA,SLOT0,SLOT1>
>   Saved user regs in hex (&gpda 0xa8740e48, &_regs 0xa8741048):
>   arg: 696e666f a8740000 a87490b8 0
>   tmp: 211 a87476d0 a87fe6d8 a874a480 a87476d0 0 a87476d0 1
>   sve: 0 a874a480 48 f a87fe848 10000000 a87fe959 9fc4a744
>   t8 a87476d0 t9 0 at ffffffff v0 44 v1 44 k1 bad11bad
>   gp feeef7fd fp 9fc4a88c sp a87fe760 ra 9fc32140
> 
> PANIC: Unexpected exception
> 
> [Press reset or ENTER to restart.]
> 
> Collin
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Scott G. Akmentins-Taylor wrote:
> 
> > > In message <Pine.GSO.4.31.0111142300180.14986-100000@exa.cs.umn.edu>, you write
> > > :
> > >
> > > -> Im fairly new at bootp() installs and Im getting the following error...
> > > -> Cannot load bootp():/tftpboot/netbsd.ram
> > > -> Illegal f_magic number 0x7f45, expected MIPSELMAGIC or MIPSEBMAGIC.
> > > -> Unable to load bootp():/tftpboot/netbsd.ram: execute format error
> > > -> Any body able to help on this...
> > > -> oh this is a challange M (simmilar to the s)
> > >
> > > This means that your Challenge M (which is actually basically an Indigo2
> > > the same way the S is basically an Indy) has an old PROM and doesn't
> > > understand ELF kernels.  While my Challenge S (and maybe Indy too, though
> > > I don't recall) boots ELF kernels just fine, my Indigo2 needs an ECOFF
> > > kernel.
> > >
> > > Chalk it up to PROM limitations,
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > Collin, would you be able to try the following kernel I've just made
> > available?
> > ftp.mrynet.com:/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.2-sgimips/INDY/binary/kernel/netbsd.ecoff.gz
> >
> > This is an ecoff'ised kernel.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > -scott
> >
>