Subject: Re: Fixed! And some questions (Was Re: R5K L2 Cache problem again)
To: Rafal Boni <rafal@mediaone.net>
From: sgimips NetBSD list <sgimips@mrynet.com>
List: port-sgimips
Date: 12/18/2001 07:07:21
> In message <200112181255.fBICtJu25249@doppelganger.waterside.net>, I wrote: 
> 
> -> -> o	My R4400 and R5000 require the elf kernel as well.  What
> -> -> 	machines require the ecoff kernel?
> -> 
> -> The same machine as above, assuming you want to net-boot them.  If the
> -> booter will always be loading the kernel, then we can get away with no
> -> ECOFF kernel.
> 
> Actually, now that I've said this, I'm not sure if it's right, as I'm not
> 100% sure if the booter uses the PROM to load the kernel or the loadfile()
> code.  If the PROM is used to load the kernel into memory, we probably have
> the same issue (ECOFF required).
> 
> All this before my first coffee and without looking at the code, so YMMV 8-)
> --rafal

Work the java.

I guess we'll find out then.  I should track down an ecoff machine somehow
to test this stuff here.

-scott