Is it possible to compile a kernel which would run with cache
	disables to test this? Also, have you tried running with half the
	memory (then swapping to the other half) to see if it could be
	a memory issue. Its possible NetBSD puts a different usage pattern
	on the memory/cache to Solaris.

		David/absolute		-- www.netbsd.org: No hype required --


On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Petter Skott wrote:

>
> I've seen a similar problem on a IPX when upgrading to a PowerUP chip
> Solaris worked just fine but NetBSD paniced frequently.
> It turned out that the cache chip was broken so i replaced it whith a chip
> from another IPX that had a broken motherboard.
>
> /Petter
>
> On Sun, 18 Feb 2001, William Barnett-Lewis wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was running NetBSD/sparc 1.5. On Friday I upgraded my IPX with a Wietek
> > PowerUP chip. Immediately NetBSD stopped working correctly. On attempting
> > the startx command I received either an illegal instruction or alignment
> > fault panic. Loading Solaris 7 runs fine, if with the performance penalty
> > that drove me to BSD in the first place... :'p.
> >
> > In NetBSD I booted up to the console prompt (not running XDM), when I logged
> > in as my user account and typed startx.  I got an illegal instruction panic
> > or an alignment fault panic. I've made sure that the chip is seated properly
> > and nothing else was different from a perfectly running system before. As
> > root it fired up fine... right up until I tried to open the system console
> > (which _is_ set to open automatically for my user account...hmm...). After
> > that, so much for root. It's blew out on all attempts after that.  If I
> > tried to boot from my Wasabi CDROM, I would still get a panic (of the
> > aforementioned types) before it finishes loading the system install utility.
> >
> > My understanding is that the PowerUP is completely binary compatible,
> > however I was running Window Maker as a window manager. Could my local
> > compile of that have left some odd code that the Weitek was barfing on?
> >
> > I searched the archives somewhat (is there a search utility?) but didn't
> > find anything on this.
> >
> > Aside from ripping my hair out and sticking to Solaris, I don't see an
> > answer. Thanks in advance to any help anyone can help.
> >
> > William
> >
>
>