Subject: Sun4/300 boot problems w/ NetBSD 1.4.2? (vma_mapin)
To: None <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
From: Dallas N Antley <dna+netbsd@clas.ufl.edu>
List: port-sparc
Date: 04/11/2000 10:15:31
System: Sun4/300, 64MB, Fujitsu non-original SCSI HD
OS:	NetBSD 1.4.2 release

I am attempting to install NetBSD on a Sun4/300 (SparcServer 330)
system.  As the old XD and SD drives were useless, I removed the XD
controller and added a new SCSI hard drive.  The HD did not have a
SunOS label, so I used 'disklabel -i sd0', using the info off of the
Fujitsu web page.

I can netboot the machine fine from a Solaris 2.6 system.  However, I
had to use the 1.4.1 installation/netboot/boot.net, instead of the one
from 1.4.2 (it crashed reporting a PC exception).  However, after
running install.sh from 1.4.2 and letting it run installboot, I
halt'ed and restarted the machine.  However, it will not boot from the
HD.  It crashes back to PROM.

| >k2
[ ... ]
| Boot: sd(0,0,0)netbsd
| >vma_mapin

Considering the problems I had with the 1.4.2 boot.net, could there be
a known problem with /usr/mdec/boot for the sun4 architecture?  I
noticed that when I re-ran /usr/mdec/binstall by hand, it assumed I
was running a "sun4c" architecture instead of "sun4".  I don't see
anything listed on the FAQ or in the mail archive to date.

I'd appreciate any pointers.

			Dallas