Subject: Re: Problems installing NetBSD in an Indigo IP20
To: Marc Torrano <marctm@gmail.com>
From: Frank Wille <frank@phoenix.owl.de>
List: port-sgimips
Date: 05/11/2005 17:36:45
Marc Torrano wrote:

> > Which CPU revision do you have? I have V2.2. There is an Errata from
> > MIPS about the R4000 2.2 and 3.0, which describes 55(!) CPU bugs and
> > their workarounds. Most prominently, the "branch to end of page"
> > hardware bug, which has no workaround in NetBSD.
>=20
> Touch=E9!! I have the same CPU revision. Does it mean that it's better to
> forget the idea of installing NetBSD in my Indigo?

Yes, for the moment. As long as you are not able to implement
the workaround yourself (I wasn't).


> If the answer is Yes, I'll try to install it in an Indy (I hope I'll be
> able to do it ;))

Just make sure your Indy has no R4000 like mine. :)


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