Hello

So I have been struggling to get this machine usable:

console is sun-keyboard/display
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NetBSD 3.99.24 (TALISKER) #1: Thu Aug  3 22:35:40 CEST 2006
        lars@glengoyne.nordlund:/home/lars/tmp/obj_sparc64/sys/arch/sparc64/compile/TALISKER
total memory = 256 MB
avail memory = 237 MB
timecounter: Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec
bootpath: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3,0/disk@0,0
mainbus0 (root): SUNW,Ultra-5_10: hostid 80a7208b
cpu0 at mainbus0: SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIi @ 300 MHz, version 0 FPU
cpu0: 32K instruction (32 b/l), 16K data (32 b/l), 512K external (64 b/l)
cpu0: upa id 0
psycho0 at mainbus0 addr 0xfffc4000
SUNW,sabre: impl 0, version 0: ign 7c0 bus range 0 to 2; PCI bus 0
DVMA map: c0000000 to e0000000
IOTSB: 426000 to 4a6000
pci0 at psycho0
pci0: i/o space, memory space enabled
ppb0 at pci0 dev 1 function 1: Sun Microsystems Simba PCI bridge (rev. 0x11)
pci1 at ppb0 bus 1
pci1: i/o space, memory space enabled
ebus0 at pci1 dev 1 function 0
ebus0: Sun Microsystems PCIO Ebus2, revision 0x01
auxio0 at ebus0 addr 726000-726003, 728000-728003, 72a000-72a003, 72c000-72c003, 72f000-72f003
power at ebus0 addr 724000-724003 ipl 37 not configured
SUNW,pll at ebus0 addr 504000-504002 not configured
se at ebus0 addr 400000-40007f ipl 43 not configured
com0 at ebus0 addr 3083f8-3083ff ipl 41: ns16550a, working fifo
com0: console
kbd0 at com0 (console input)
com1 at ebus0 addr 3062f8-3062ff ipl 42: ns16550a, working fifo
ms0 at com1
wsmouse0 at ms0 mux 0
lpt0 at ebus0 addr 3043bc-3043cb, 30015c-30015d, 700000-70000f ipl 34
fdthree at ebus0 addr 3023f0-3023f7, 706000-70600f, 720000-720003 ipl 39 not configured
clock0 at ebus0 addr 0-1fff: mk48t59
flashprom at ebus0 addr 0-fffff not configured
audiocs0 at ebus0 addr 200000-2000ff, 702000-70200f, 704000-70400f, 722000-722003 ipl 35 ipl 36: CS4231A
audio0 at audiocs0: full duplex
hme0 at pci1 dev 1 function 1: Sun Happy Meal Ethernet, rev. 1
hme0: interrupting at ivec 3021
hme0: Ethernet address 08:00:20:a7:20:8b
nsphy0 at hme0 phy 1: DP83840 10/100 media interface, rev. 1
nsphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
machfb0 at pci1 dev 2 function 0: ATI Technologies 3D Rage I/II (rev. 0x9a)
machfb0: 16 MB aperture at 0xe1000000, 4 KB registers at 0x00000000
machfb0: 2048 KB SGRAM 62.999 MHz, maximum RAMDAC clock 170 MHz
mach64_get_mode: 1152 5304 5432 1528 900 902 938 937
machfb0: initial resolution 1152x864 at 8 bpp
machfb0: attached to /dev/fb0
machfb0: initializing the DSP
wsdisplay1 at machfb0 kbdmux 1
wsmux1: connecting to wsdisplay1
wsdisplay1: screen 0-3 added (default)
cmdide0 at pci1 dev 3 function 0
cmdide0: CMD Technology PCI0646 (rev. 0x03)
cmdide0: bus-master DMA support present
cmdide0: primary channel configured to native-PCI mode
cmdide0: using ivec 1820 for native-PCI interrupt
atabus0 at cmdide0 channel 0
cmdide0: secondary channel configured to native-PCI mode
atabus1 at cmdide0 channel 1
ppb1 at pci0 dev 1 function 0: Sun Microsystems Simba PCI bridge (rev. 0x11)
pci2 at ppb1 bus 2
pci2: i/o space, memory space enabled
pdcsata0 at pci2 dev 2 function 0
pdcsata0: Promise PDC40718 SATA300 controller (rev. 0x02)
pdcsata0: interrupting at ivec 14
pdcsata0: bus-master DMA support present
atabus2 at pdcsata0 channel 0
atabus3 at pdcsata0 channel 1
atabus4 at pdcsata0 channel 2
atabus5 at pdcsata0 channel 3
ffb0 at mainbus0 addr 0xfebee000: Creator3D, model SUNW,501-4788, dac 10
machfb0: moved to /dev/fb1
ffb0: attached to /dev/fb0
wsdisplay0 at ffb0 kbdmux 1: console (sunffb, sun emulation)
wsmux1: connecting to wsdisplay0
wsdisplay0: screen 1-3 added (sunffb, sun emulation)
pcons at mainbus0 not configured
timecounter: Timecounter "clockinterrupt" frequency 100 Hz quality 0
timecounter: selected timecounter "clockinterrupt" frequency 100 Hz quality 0
timecounter: Timecounter "tick-counter" frequency 300000000 Hz quality 100
timecounter: selected timecounter "tick-counter" frequency 300000000 Hz quality 100
No counter-timer -- using %tick at 300MHz as system clock.
wskbd0 at kbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0
Kernelized RAIDframe activated
wd0 at atabus0 drive 0: < 128M>
wd0: drive supports 1-sector PIO transfers, LBA addressing
wd0: 122 MB, 978 cyl, 8 head, 32 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 250368 sectors
wd0: drive supports PIO mode 4
wd0(cmdide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4
atapibus0 at atabus1: 2 targets
cd0 at atapibus0 drive 0: <CRD-8240B, 1997/12/08, 1.24> cdrom removable
cd0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2
cd0(cmdide0:1:0): using PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 (using DMA)
wd1 at atabus5 drive 0: <SAMSUNG HD300LJ>
wd1: drive supports 16-sector PIO transfers, LBA48 addressing
wd1: 279 GB, 581421 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 586072368 sectors
wd1: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 7
wd1(pdcsata0:3:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 6 (Ultra/133) (using DMA)
root on wd1a dumps on wd1b
root file system type: ffs
wsdisplay0: screen 4 added (sunffb, sun emulation)
pdcsata0:3:0: lost interrupt
        type: ata tc_bcount: 10240 tc_skip: 0
pdcsata0:3:0: lost interrupt
        type: ata tc_bcount: 40960 tc_skip: 0
pdcsata0:3:0: lost interrupt
        type: ata tc_bcount: 10240 tc_skip: 0


lost interrupt? Is there anything that can be done about that? Some
delay() somewhere that can be increased? What I am wondering is if the
interrupts are really lost, or just a tad late?

Reading between the lines in a 2-3 year old posting on a netbsd-list, it
looked like it could be a weak power supply causing the loss of
interrupts? Any comments on that? My guess is that the power should be
enough. I have removed the old harddrive and replaced it with a compact
flash drive in a flash<->ide converter.

pdcsata manages to reset itself and get back in the game. No problem
there. It is just that the machine hangs for a few seconds while it is
happening. Sometimes I am able to use the machine several minutes
without a single lost interrupt, but other times it is so bad that it
can barely boot up.

One time when it was really bad with lost interrupts I also got a
watchdog reset. (Taking a trap while traps are off, I suppose?
Whatever that really means..)

I have tested the pdcsata in a 3.99.23 netbsd/i386 and it worked like a
charm.

Hmm, reading through the dmesg now makes me realise that I have not
used the first available sata port, but the last. Something to move
around the next time I open the machine. Also going to try other PCI
slots to make the rain dance complete..

Tonight I tried both ubuntu sparc linux 6.06 and opensolaris nv-b44,
but neither could get past their boot loaders. It could be because I
forgot to write the CDs in 1x, if that matters..


Best regards,
	Lars Nordlund