Subject: Install Question
To: None <port-sparc@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Joseph R. Rach <nomad@UDel.Edu>
List: port-sparc
Date: 01/25/1997 20:49:39
Install Question - Tatung SS1 clone/NetBSD-1.2
I trying to install NetBSD-1.2 on my sparc1 clone (Tatung). I've
run into a few problems and wonder if anyone else has run into it
and found a solution. Regardless of which method I've used either
miniroot on swap or upgrading from SunOS, whenever I try to boot
the netbsd kernel, it hangs. This happens with miniroot-12.fs,
miniroot-12A.fs, the September 27th, and December 10th kernels.
My initial thought here is that it has something to do with the
strange SCSI-3 <-> sd0 mapping. I've removed all devices except
one disk, and tried different scsi ids for the drive as well as
different mapping for sd-targets in eeprom (01234567 and 31204567).
I had similiar difficulties when I installed 1.1 a few months ago.
I switched back to StunOS due to problems with my tape drive. I
don't quite remember what I did. *I think* it was something to the
effect of running installboot on the disk with target 3, then
switching the id to 0 before booting netbsd. I've tried this as
well.
The boot hangs at here, the drive light stays on, and the keyboard
locks. (NetBSD 1.2 (GENERIC_SCSI3) #6: Fri Sep 27)
sd0 at scscbus0 targ 3 lun 0: ...
sd0: 441MB, ...
le0 at sbus0 slot 0 ...
le0: 8 receive buffers, ...
cgsix0 at sbus0 slot...
cgsix0: attached to /dev/fb
root on sd0a
Sometimes, it hangs after: attached to /dev/fb and sometimes it
displays a message about the time being off (right after root on
sd0a).
I think I may download 1.1 and install it, then upgrade. I've
run MAKEDEV all in /dev, changed permissions/owner/group on the
kernels (tryed booting both netbsd and netbsd.GENERIC), and ran
installboot from StunOS.
I've noticed a few different versions on INSTALL resting on
ftp.netbsd.org and I'm pretty sure I've tryed all the methods
listed, except using bootdisks. When I try booting from floppy,
it never prompts me for the second disk, it bombs out instead.
My basic questions are:
What is the proper setting for sd-targets in eeprom?
Has anyone else had this sorta problem and found a solution?
Is anyone running NetBSD-1.2 sucessfully on Tatung SS1 clone?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions,
Joseph R. Rach