Is there a way to ensure that an ECOFF kernel was really built?

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Ian Cooper
ian@wpi.edu

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Collin Scott wrote:

// Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 23:50:41 -0600 (CST)
// From: Collin Scott <sierra@cs.umn.edu>
// To: Scott G. Akmentins-Taylor <staylor@mrynet.com>
// Cc: port-sgimips@netbsd.org
// Subject: Re: booting cdrom
//
// 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
// >
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