Re (8?): installing NetBSD on a Sparcstation 2.

[peasthope%shaw.ca@localhost]

From:   David Brownlee <abs netbsd.or.>
Date:   Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:18:59 +0100
> Has anyone had a chance to test Christos's changes yet? Presumably
> booting the images at
> http://nyftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/201009030000Z/sparc/installation/floppy/
> should be a sufficient test?

Yesterday afternoon I tried the 201009090000Z disk1 
on the SS2 having PROM 2.4.1 and 128 MiB.  It still gives 
"Data Access Exception".

From:   Dan Oglesby <danno..serverunderground.co.>
Date:   Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:24:19 -0500 (CDT)
> The floppy images from 201009010000Z error with:
> Cannot load netbsd:  error=103
> This is while booting the disk1 floppy.

My machine has PROM 2.4.1 while Dan's likely has 2.9.  
Installing 4 via netboot remains a hopeful option and 
I can do other tests as time allows.

Regards,         ... Peter E.